Kes
1970 · Movie · 1h 51m · PG-13
Drama
"They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Tony GarnettScreenplay
- Ken LoachScreenplay
- John CameronOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David BradleyBilly
- Freddie FletcherJud
- Lynne PerrieMrs. Casper
- Colin WellandMr. Farthing
- Brian GloverMr. Sugden
- Bob BowesMr. Gryce
- Bernard AthaYouth Employment Officer
- Laurence BouldCast
- Joey KayePub Comic
- Ted CarrollCast
- Robert NaylorMacDowell
- Agnes DrumgoonCast
Stills
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Themes
small towngreat britainnorthern englandsibling relationshipbased on novel or booksingle parentenglandfalcondysfunctional familycoming of ageyorkshiresibling rivalry