Kes

Kes (1970)

They broke his heart but they couldn’t break his spirit.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1970-04-03
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 382 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Woodfall Film Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Ken Loach
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Summary

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence—until tragedy strikes.

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  • David Bradley

    as Billy

  • Freddie Fletcher

    as Jud

  • Lynne Perrie

    as Mrs. Casper

  • Colin Welland

    as Mr. Farthing

  • Brian Glover

    as Mr. Sugden

  • Bob Bowes

    as Mr. Gryce

  • Bernard Atha

    as Youth Employment Officer

  • Laurence Bould

    as

  • Joey Kaye

    as Pub Comic

  • Ted Carroll

    as

  • Robert Naylor

    as MacDowell

  • Agnes Drumgoon

    as

  • George Speed

    as Billy's Friend

  • Desmond Guthrie

    as

  • Zoe Sunderland

    as Librarian

  • Eric Bolderson

    as Farmer

  • Joe Miller

    as Reg

  • Beryl Carroll

    as

  • Julie Shakespeare

    as

  • Bill Dean

    as Fish and Chip Shop Man

  • Geoffrey Banks

    as Maths Teacher

  • John Grayson

    as

  • Duggie Brown

    as Milkman

  • Trevor Hesketh

    as Mr. Crossley

  • Stephen Crossland

    as Billy's Friend

  • Harry Markham

    as Newsagent

  • David Glover

    as Tibbutt

  • Frank Norton

    as Billy's Friend

  • Martin Harley

    as Billy's Friend

  • Leslie Stringer

    as
Directing Ken Loach Director
Writing Barry Hines Novel
Writing Barry Hines Adaptation
Writing Ken Loach Screenplay
Writing Tony Garnett Screenplay
Production Tony Garnett Producer
Camera Chris Menges Director of Photography
Editing Roy Watts Editor
Sound John Cameron Original Music Composer
Camera Arthur Evans Still Photographer
Editing Franco Rosso Assistant Editor

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