Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

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2000-09-28

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

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County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Released

2000-09-28

Runtime

110

Director

Stephen Daldry

Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$109280263

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Music

Language

English

Production

StudioCanal

BBC Film

Tiger Aspect

Arts Council of England

Working Title Films

Universal Pictures

WT² Productions

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    Jamie Bell

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    Gary Lewis

    Gary Lewis
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    Julie Walters

    Julie Walters
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    Jean Heywood

    Jean Heywood
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    Jamie Draven

    Jamie Draven
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    Stuart Wells

    Stuart Wells
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    Mike Elliot

    Mike Elliot
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    Billy Fane

    Billy Fane
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    Nicola Blackwell

    Nicola Blackwell
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    Carol McGuigan

    Carol McGuigan
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    Joe Renton

    Joe Renton
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    Colin MacLachlan

    Colin MacLachlan
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    Janine Birkett

    Janine Birkett
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    Trevor Fox

    Trevor Fox
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    Charlie Hardwick

    Charlie Hardwick
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    Denny Ferguson

    Denny Ferguson
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    Dennis Lingard
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    Matthew James Thomas

    Matthew James Thomas
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    Stephen Mangan

    Stephen Mangan
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    Paul Ridley

    Paul Ridley
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    Patrick Malahide

    Patrick Malahide
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    Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
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    Imogen Claire

    Imogen Claire
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    Diana Kent

    Diana Kent
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    Neil North

    Neil North
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    Lee Williams

    Lee Williams
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    Petra Siniawski

    Petra Siniawski
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    Merelina Kendall

    Merelina Kendall
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    Zoë Bell

    Zoë Bell
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    Tracey Wilkinson

    Tracey Wilkinson
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    Merryn Owen

    Merryn Owen
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    Adam Cooper

    Adam Cooper
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    Dylan Barnes

    Dylan Barnes
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    Liam Elcoat

    Liam Elcoat
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    Adam Galbraith

    Adam Galbraith
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    Darren Jacobs

    Darren Jacobs
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    Hendrick January

    Hendrick January
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    Sharon Percy

    Sharon Percy
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    Ken Richardson

    Ken Richardson
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    Leonard Silver

    Leonard Silver
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    Lee Smikle

    Lee Smikle
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    Catherine Turgoose

    Catherine Turgoose
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    Damian Winter-Higgins

    Damian Winter-Higgins