Kes

Kes (1970)

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.

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.

Date of release
1970-04-03
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (466)
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ken Loach

Casting

  • David Bradley — Billy
  • Freddie Fletcher — Jud
  • Lynne Perrie — Mrs. Casper
  • Colin Welland — Mr. Farthing
  • Brian Glover — Mr. Sugden
  • Bob Bowes — Mr. Gryce
  • Bernard Atha — Youth Employment Officer
  • Laurence Bould
  • Joey Kaye — Pub Comic
  • Ted Carroll
  • Robert Naylor — MacDowell
  • Agnes Drumgoon

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