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| Directed by | Stephen Daldry |
| Written by | Lee Hall |
| Produced by | David Furnish |
| Starring | Elliott Hanna Ruthie Henshall Deka Walmsley |
| Music by | Elton John |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 162 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,705,169[2] |
Billy Elliot the Musical Live is a 2014 British film adaptation of Elton John's Billy Elliot the Musical (2005), which in turn was based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Stephen Daldry directed both the original film and the 2014 musical adaptation.
Filmed on 28 September 2014 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End, Billy Elliot the Musical was broadcast live to cinemas in several European countries, followed by further worldwide screenings. North American screenings took place on 12, 15, and 18 November.[3]
The filmed production stars Elliott Hanna as Billy, Ruthie Henshall as Mrs. Wilkinson, and Deka Walmsley, Ann Emery, and Chris Grahamson as Billy's father, grandmother, and older brother, respectively.
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Billy Elliot the Musical topped the UK and Ireland box office the weekend it was broadcast, a first for an event cinema release, beating The Equalizer with £1.9m[4] ($3,094,159).[5]
The film will be released 24 November 2014 on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom.
