Kes

7.5 / 10

(387 votes)

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

111 minutes

Year:

1970

Director:

Ken Loach

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Company:

Woodfall Film Productions,

Kestrel Films

Cast:
David Bradley

Billy

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

Crew:
Ken Loach

Director

Barry Hines

Novel

Barry Hines

Adaptation

Ken Loach

Screenplay

Tony Garnett

Screenplay