Information
Release DateApril 3, 1970
Runtime1h 51m
StatusReleased
ProductionWoodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films
LanguagesEnglish
7.5
402 votesPopularity1
Kes
"They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit."
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 & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
