Kes
movie
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
Released April 03, 1970
Genres:
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.
Cast
David Bradley
as
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
as
Jud
Lynne Perrie
as
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
as
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
as
Mr. Sugden
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Bob Bowes
as
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
as
Youth Employment Officer
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Laurence Bould
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Joey Kaye
as
Pub Comic
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Ted Carroll
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Robert Naylor
as
MacDowell
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Agnes Drumgoon
Crew
Ken Loach
as
Director
Barry Hines
as
Novel
Barry Hines
as
Adaptation
Ken Loach
as
Screenplay
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Tony Garnett
as
Screenplay
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Tony Garnett
as
Producer
Chris Menges
as
Director of Photography
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Roy Watts
as
Editor
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John Cameron
as
Original Music Composer
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Arthur Evans
as
Still Photographer
Franco Rosso
as
Assistant Editor
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William McCrow
as
Art Direction