Billy Elliot - 2000

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.

110min
2000
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.7/10

Cast

Jamie Bell profile pictureJamie BellBilly Elliot
Gary Lewis profile pictureGary LewisJackie Elliot
Julie Walters profile pictureJulie WaltersMrs Wilkinson
Jamie Draven profile pictureJamie DravenTony Elliot
Stuart Wells profile pictureStuart WellsMichael Caffrey
Mike Elliot profile pictureMike ElliotGeorge Watson
Joe Renton profile pictureJoe RentonGary Poulson
Janine Birkett profile pictureJanine BirkettBilly's mother
Trevor Fox profile pictureTrevor FoxPC Jeff Peverly
Charlie Hardwick profile pictureCharlie HardwickSheila Briggs
Stephen Mangan profile pictureStephen ManganBallet Doctor
Paul Ridley profile picturePaul RidleyTutor in Medical
Barbara Leigh-Hunt profile pictureBarbara Leigh-HuntVice-Principal
Diana Kent profile pictureDiana KentTutor 2
Neil North profile pictureNeil NorthTutor 3
Zoë Bell profile pictureZoë BellSandra
Tracey Wilkinson profile pictureTracey WilkinsonGeography Teacher
Adam Cooper profile pictureAdam CooperBilly (aged 25)

About Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot Overview

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.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: Billy Elliot
Original Language: English
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $109,280,263.00
Directed By: Stephen Daldry
Production Companies
StudioCanalBBC FilmsTiger Aspect ProductionsArts Council of EnglandWorking Title FilmsUniversal PicturesWT² Productions