Kes (1970)
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 51m
- Director Ken Loach
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.4/10 (459 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
-
David Bradley
as Billy
-
Freddie Fletcher
as Jud
-
Lynne Perrie
as Mrs. Casper
-
Colin Welland
as Mr. Farthing
-
Brian Glover
as Mr. Sugden
- Bob Bowes as Mr. Gryce
-
Bernard Atha
as Youth Employment Officer
- Laurence Bould
- Joey Kaye as Pub Comic
- Ted Carroll
- Robert Naylor as MacDowell
- Agnes Drumgoon
- George Speed as Billy's Friend
- Desmond Guthrie
- Zoe Sunderland as Librarian
- Eric Bolderson as Farmer
- Joe Miller as Reg
- Beryl Carroll
Crew
-
Ken Loach
Director
-
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
- Roy Watts Editor
- John Cameron Original Music Composer
- Tony Garnett Producer
- Tony Garnett Screenplay
-
Ken Loach
Screenplay
