Billy Elliot

Original title: Billy Elliot: The Musical Live

20142014
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2h 49m

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8.4/10

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Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/'85 miners' strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy's struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.

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A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

- Stephen Daldry
- Brett Sullivan(live film directed by)
- Lee Hall(book by)
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Tom Holland at an event for Billy Elliot (2014)

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Ann Emery, who originated the role of Grandma when "Billy Elliot the Musical Live" aired in 2005, recently retired from playing the role at the age of 84 having worked with all 39 London Billy Elliots (2014).

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Mrs. Wilkinson: You don't know anything about me, you sanctimonious little shit!

Connections
Referenced in Diminishing Returns: Cats (2019)

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10/10

Superb!

Superb performance,love the 'Live' format. Twenty six dancing Billy Elliots In the Chorus line. We saw the show at Victoria Palace. The live format at ICON in Minneapolis where a smallish appreciative audience applauded right along with the audience in London's West End. Every cast member was in top form and the camera close-ups and aerial shots gave us unprecedented access. The dialog was a challenge to the Mid-West ear but the energy of delivery of the lines conveys the meaning the trauma of the CMU strike. ' Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher' is a routine that stays in one's memory long after the final curtain. For me this was the finest night in the Cinema for a very long time.

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