Kes
Released
April 3, 1970
Runtime: 1h 51m
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.
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Cast & Crew
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
- BB
Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
- LB
Laurence Bould
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- JK
Joey Kaye
Pub Comic
- TC
Ted Carroll
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- RN
Robert Naylor
MacDowell
- AD
Agnes Drumgoon
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- GS
George Speed
Billy's Friend
- DG
Desmond Guthrie
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- ZS
Zoe Sunderland
Librarian
- EB
Eric Bolderson
Farmer
- JM
Joe Miller
Reg
- BC
Beryl Carroll
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Ken Loach
Director
Ken Loach
Screenplay
- TG
Tony Garnett
Screenplay
Media
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