Billy Elliot is a movie novelization written by Melvin Burgess in 2001 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Stephen Daldry in 2000. The movie features Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Adam Cooper, Jean Heywood, and others.
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Storyline
In 1984, Billy Elliot, an 11-year-old from the fictional Everington in County Durham, England, loves to dance and has hopes of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Billy lives with his widowed father, Jackie, and older brother, Tony, both coal miners out on strike, and also his maternal grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s disease and once aspired to be a professional dancer.
Movie vs Book
Year
2000
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Billy Elliot
Director: Stephen Daldry
Country: UK
Year: 2000
Length: 1h50m
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Year
2001
Pages
155
Book Rate
7.56
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Book
Billy Elliot
Author: Melvin Burgess
Country: UK
First published in: 2001
Length: 155 pages
Genre: Play
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“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
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