Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), 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 Mr. Farthing (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.
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Kes was released on November 18, 1969.
Kes was directed by Ken Loach.
Kes has a runtime of 1 hr 51 min.
Kes was produced by Tony Garnett.
The key characters in Kes are Billy (David Bradley), Jud (Freddie Fletcher), Mrs. Casper (Lynne Perrie).
Kes is rated PG-13.
Kes is a Drama, Family film.
Kes has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.