Kes

Kes (1970)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1970-04-03
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 365 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 Casper

  • 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

  • Joey Kaye

    as Pub Comic

  • Bill Dean

    as Fish and Chip Shop Man

  • Duggie Brown

    as Milkman

  • Harry Markham

    as Newsagent

  • Zoe Sunderland

    as Librarian (as Zoe Sutherland)

  • Robert Naylor

    as MacDowell

  • Joe Miller

    as Reg

  • Eric Bolderson

    as Farmer

  • George Speed

    as Billy's friend

  • Trevor Hesketh

    as Mr Crossley

  • Geoffrey Banks

    as Maths Teacher

  • David Glover

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

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