Jamie BellBilly ElliotSavaraTV movie
Billy Elliot
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
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.
DramaComedyMusic
Starring
Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters
Directed by
Stephen Daldry
About
Billy Elliot
DramaComedyMusic
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.
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Information
- Released
- Sep 28, 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- GB
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Stephen Daldry
Production
- Studio
- StudioCanal
- Studio
- BBC Film
- Studio
- Tiger Aspect
- Studio
- Arts Council of England
- Studio
- Working Title Films
- Studio
- WT² Productions
Cast
People in this story
Jamie BellBilly Elliot
Gary LewisJackie Elliot
Julie WaltersMrs Wilkinson
Jean HeywoodGrandma
Jamie DravenTony Elliot
Stuart WellsMichael Caffrey
Mike ElliotGeorge Watson
Joe RentonGary Poulson
Colin MacLachlanMr Tom WilkinsonMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.