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    Kes

    111'

    1970-04-03

    7.4

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

    Drama

    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.

    DirectingKen LoachWritingBarry Hines

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    Cast

    2

    Billy

    David Bradley

    1

    Jud

    Freddie Fletcher

    1

    Mrs. Casper

    Lynne Perrie

    1

    Mr. Farthing

    Colin Welland

    1

    Mr. Sugden

    Brian Glover

    1

    Mr. Gryce

    Bob Bowes

    1

    Youth Employment Officer

    Bernard Atha

    1

    Laurence Bould

    1

    Pub Comic

    Joey Kaye

    1

    Ted Carroll

    1

    MacDowell

    Robert Naylor

    1

    Agnes Drumgoon

    1

    Billy's Friend

    George Speed

    1

    Desmond Guthrie

    1

    Librarian

    Zoe Sunderland

    1

    Farmer

    Eric Bolderson

    1

    Reg

    Joe Miller

    1

    Beryl Carroll

    1

    Julie Shakespeare

    1

    Fish and Chip Shop Man

    Bill Dean

    1

    Maths Teacher

    Geoffrey Banks

    1

    John Grayson

    1

    Milkman

    Duggie Brown

    1

    Mr. Crossley

    Trevor Hesketh

    1

    Billy's Friend

    Stephen Crossland

    1

    Newsagent

    Harry Markham

    1

    Tibbutt

    David Glover

    1

    Billy's Friend

    Frank Norton

    1

    Billy's Friend

    Martin Harley

    1

    Leslie Stringer

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. List of companies:
        1. Woodfall Film Productions
        2. Kestrel Films
      2. Vote Count: 469
      3. Popularity: 2.549
      4. Status: Released
      5. Original title:Kes

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