1970/04/03 (US) | Drama
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
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.
Ken Loach
Director
Ken Loach
Screenplay
Tony Garnett
Screenplay
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
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Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
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Released
Barry Hines
Novel
Barry Hines
Adaptation
Roy Watts
Editor
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Tony Garnett
Producer