Billy Elliot (2000)

11/10/2000 1h 50m

Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Jamie Bell

as Billy Elliot

Born 03/14/1986, age

Gary Lewis

as Jackie Elliot

Born 11/30/1958, age

Julie Walters

as Mrs Wilkinson

Born 02/22/1950, age

Jean Heywood

as Grandma

Born 07/15/1921

Died 09/14/2019, age

Jamie Draven

as Tony Elliot

Born 05/14/1979, age

Patrick Malahide

as Principal

Born 03/24/1945, age

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Vice-Principal

Born 12/14/1935, age

Zoƫ Bell

as Sandra

Born 11/17/1978, age