Kes (1970)
Watch TrailerThey beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
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.
Date Released :1970-04-03
Votes : 443
7.4
0111 Minutes
Main Actors
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
Bill Dean
Fish and Chip Shop Man
Reviews1
CinemaSerf
Written on 2026-06-09T11:20:13Z
When I think back to my childhood, this is one of the few films that I ever saw that induced some sort of emotional reaction. It was it's last five minutes that achieved that, but building up to this denouement we watch ...