Kes
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
7.4(449) 1970-04-03 111 minDrama
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.
DirectorKen Loach
ScreenplayKen Loach
ScreenplayTony Garnett
ProducerTony Garnett
Original Music ComposerJohn Cameron
Cast & characters
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
as —
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Joey Kaye
as Pub Comic
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Ted Carroll
as —
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Robert Naylor
as MacDowell
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Agnes Drumgoon
as —
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George Speed
as Billy's Friend
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Desmond Guthrie
as —
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Zoe Sunderland
as Librarian
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Eric Bolderson
as Farmer
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Joe Miller
as Reg
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Beryl Carroll
as —
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Julie Shakespeare
as —
Bill Dean
as Fish and Chip Shop Man
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Geoffrey Banks
as Maths Teacher
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John Grayson
as —
Duggie Brown
as Milkman
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Trevor Hesketh
as Mr. Crossley
