Kes

Kes

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.

1970 en 111 minutes

Rating: 7.463

Plot

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

David Bradley

David Bradley

Billy

Freddie Fletcher

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Lynne Perrie

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

Bob Bowes

Bob Bowes

Mr. Gryce

Bernard Atha

Bernard Atha

Youth Employment Officer

Laurence Bould

Laurence Bould

Joey Kaye

Joey Kaye

Pub Comic

Ted Carroll

Ted Carroll

Robert Naylor

Robert Naylor

MacDowell

Agnes Drumgoon

Agnes Drumgoon

George Speed

George Speed

Billy's Friend

Desmond Guthrie

Desmond Guthrie

Zoe Sunderland

Zoe Sunderland

Librarian

Eric Bolderson

Eric Bolderson

Farmer

Joe Miller

Joe Miller

Reg

Beryl Carroll

Beryl Carroll

Julie Shakespeare

Julie Shakespeare

Bill Dean

Bill Dean

Fish and Chip Shop Man

Geoffrey Banks

Geoffrey Banks

Maths Teacher

John Grayson

John Grayson

Duggie Brown

Duggie Brown

Milkman

Trevor Hesketh

Trevor Hesketh

Mr. Crossley

Stephen Crossland

Stephen Crossland

Billy's Friend

Harry Markham

Harry Markham

Newsagent

David Glover

David Glover

Tibbutt

Frank Norton

Frank Norton

Billy's Friend

Martin Harley

Martin Harley

Billy's Friend

Leslie Stringer

Leslie Stringer

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