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Kes

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Calorie Rating: 156
Released: 1970-04-03
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Studios: Woodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films Ltd.,


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.

Director / Directors

Ken Loach
Director


Cast

David Bradley
Character: Billy Casper
Freddie Fletcher
Character: Jud
Lynne Perrie
Character: Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland
Character: Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Character: Mr. Sugden
Bob Bowes
Character: Mr. Gryce

Bernard Atha
Character: Youth Employment Officer
Joey Kaye
Character: Pub Comic
Bill Dean
Character: Fish and Chip Shop Man

Duggie Brown
Character: Milkman
Harry Markham
Character: Newsagent
Zoe Sunderland
Character: Librarian (as Zoe Sutherland)

Robert Naylor
Character: MacDowell
Joe Miller
Character: Reg
Eric Bolderson
Character: Farmer

George Speed
Character: Billy's friend
Trevor Hesketh
Character: Mr Crossley
Geoffrey Banks
Character: Maths Teacher

David Glover
Character: Tibbutt


Production and Crew

Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Tony Garnett
Screenplay

Ken Loach
Screenplay
Arthur Evans
Still Photographer

Barry Hines
Adaptation
John Cameron
Original Music Composer