Kes

Kes (1970)

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

Drama

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.

star 7.4
  • Release Date: 1970-04-03
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Director: Ken Loach

Where to Watch Kes Online

You can now watch Kes online on the following streaming services in the United States.

    • Trailer

    Cast

    • David Bradley

      Billy

    • Freddie Fletcher

      Jud

    • Lynne Perrie

      Mrs. Casper

    • Colin Welland

      Mr. Farthing

    • Brian Glover

      Mr. Sugden

    • Bob Bowes

      Mr. Gryce

    • Bernard Atha

      Youth Employment Officer

    • Laurence Bould

    • Joey Kaye

      Pub Comic

    • Ted Carroll

    • Robert Naylor

      MacDowell

    • Agnes Drumgoon

    • George Speed

      Billy's Friend

    • Desmond Guthrie

    • Zoe Sunderland

      Librarian

    • Eric Bolderson

      Farmer

    • Joe Miller

      Reg

    • Beryl Carroll

    • Julie Shakespeare

    • Bill Dean

      Fish and Chip Shop Man

    • Geoffrey Banks

      Maths Teacher

    • John Grayson

    • Duggie Brown

      Milkman

    • Trevor Hesketh

      Mr. Crossley

    • Stephen Crossland

      Billy's Friend

    • Harry Markham

      Newsagent

    • David Glover

      Tibbutt

    • Frank Norton

      Billy's Friend

    • Martin Harley

      Billy's Friend

    • Leslie Stringer

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