Kes

Name: Kes
Released: 1970-04-03
Rating: 7.4

1970

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

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1970-04-03

Status

Released

Original Title

Kes

Runtime

1h 51m

Original Language

EN

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Woodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films

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.

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