Billy Elliot (2000)
Billy Elliot (2000)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Nicola Blackwell
Debbie Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan
Librarian
Joe Renton
Gary Poulson
Colin MacLachlan
Mr Tom Wilkinson
Janine Birkett
Billy's mother
Trevor Fox
PC Jeff Peverly
Charlie Hardwick
Sheila Briggs
Denny Ferguson
Miner
Dennis Lingard
NCB Official
John Wilson
Editor
Matthew James Thomas
Simon
Stephen Mangan
Ballet Doctor
Paul Ridley
Tutor in Medical
Patrick Malahide
Principal
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Vice-Principal
Imogen Claire
Tutor 1
Diana Kent
Tutor 2
Neil North
Tutor 3
Lee Williams
Tutor 4
Petra Siniawski
Teacher
Merelina Kendall
Secretary
Zoë Bell
Sandra
Tracey Wilkinson
Geography Teacher
Merryn Owen
Michael (aged 25)
Adam Cooper
Billy (aged 25)
Greg Brenman
Producer
Jonathan Finn
Producer
Charles Brand
Producer
Tessa Ross
Producer
David M. Thompson
Producer
Natascha Wharton
Producer
Stephen Daldry
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 28, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$109,280,263
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Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy who discovers a passion for ballet. His father objects, based on negative stereotypes of male ballet dancers. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, Gary Lewis as his father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher.
Adapted from a play called Dancer by Lee Hall, development on the film began in 1999. Around 2,000 boys were considered for the role of Billy before Bell was chosen for the role. Filming began in the North East of England in August 1999. Greg Brenman and Jon Finn served as producers, while Stephen Warbeck composed the film's score. Billy Elliot is a co-production among BBC Films, Tiger Aspect Pictures and Working Title Films.
The film premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and began a wider theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2000 by Universal Pictures through United International Pictures. Billy Elliot received positive critical response and commercial success, earning $109.3 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. At the 54th British Academy Film Awards, the film won three of thirteen award nominations. Jamie Bell became the youngest winner of Best Actor in a Leading Role. The film also earned three Academy Award nominations, including for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
In 2001, the film was adapted as a novel by Melvin Burgess. The story was also adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical, first produced in 2005. It opened in Australia in 2007 and on Broadway in New York City in 2008.