Poster of Kes

Kes

Plot: 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—until tragedy strikes
Release Date: Friday, April 3 1970
54 years ago
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Portrait of David BradleyDavid BradleyDavid Bradley was 16 in Kes as 'Billy'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 27 1953
Portrait of Freddie FletcherFreddie FletcherFreddie Fletcher was 20 in Kes as 'Jud'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1950
Portrait of Lynne PerrieLynne PerrieLynne Perrie was 38 in Kes as 'Mrs. Casper'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 07 1931 –
Fri, Mar 24 2006
Portrait of Colin WellandColin WellandColin Welland was 35 in Kes as 'Mr. Farthing'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 04 1934 –
Mon, Nov 02 2015
Portrait of Brian GloverBrian GloverBrian Glover was 36 in Kes as 'Mr. Sugden'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 02 1934 –
Thu, Jul 24 1997
Portrait of Bob BowesBob BowesBob Bowes was 47 in Kes as 'Mr. Gryce'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1922 –
Sat, Dec 01 1979
Portrait of Bernard AthaBernard AthaBernard Atha was 41 in Kes as 'Youth Employment Officer'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 27 1928 –
Sat, Oct 22 2022
Portrait of Laurence BouldLaurence BouldLaurence Bould was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joey KayeJoey KayeJoey Kaye was >> in Kes as 'Pub Comic'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ted CarrollTed CarrollTed Carroll was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert NaylorRobert NaylorRobert Naylor was >> in Kes as 'MacDowell'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Agnes DrumgoonAgnes DrumgoonAgnes Drumgoon was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of George SpeedGeorge SpeedGeorge Speed was >> in Kes as 'Billy's Friend'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Desmond GuthrieDesmond GuthrieDesmond Guthrie was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zoe SunderlandZoe SunderlandZoe Sunderland was >> in Kes as 'Librarian'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eric BoldersonEric BoldersonEric Bolderson was >> in Kes as 'Farmer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Joe MillerJoe MillerJoe Miller was >> in Kes as 'Reg'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Beryl CarrollBeryl CarrollBeryl Carroll was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Julie ShakespeareJulie ShakespeareJulie Shakespeare was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bill DeanBill DeanBill Dean was 48 in Kes as 'Fish and Chip Shop Man'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 03 1921 –
Thu, Apr 20 2000
Portrait of Geoffrey BanksGeoffrey BanksGeoffrey Banks was 48 in Kes as 'Maths Teacher'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 05 1921 –
Sun, Apr 13 2008
Portrait of John GraysonJohn GraysonJohn Grayson was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Duggie BrownDuggie BrownDuggie Brown was 29 in Kes as 'Milkman'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 07 1940 –
Tue, Aug 16 2022
Portrait of Trevor HeskethTrevor HeskethTrevor Hesketh was >> in Kes as 'Mr. Crossley'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Stephen CrosslandStephen CrosslandStephen Crossland was >> in Kes as 'Billy's Friend'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Harry MarkhamHarry MarkhamHarry Markham was 63 in Kes as 'Newsagent'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 31 1906 –
Tue, Dec 01 1981
Portrait of David GloverDavid GloverDavid Glover was >> in Kes as 'Tibbutt'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Frank NortonFrank NortonFrank Norton was >> in Kes as 'Billy's Friend'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Martin HarleyMartin HarleyMartin Harley was >> in Kes as 'Billy's Friend'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Leslie StringerLeslie StringerLeslie Stringer was >> in Kes
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Ken LoachKen LoachKen Loach was 33 in Kes as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1936
Portrait of Chris MengesChris MengesChris Menges was 29 in Kes as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 15 1940
Portrait of Keith EvansKeith EvansKeith Evans was >> in Kes as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sean HudsonSean HudsonSean Hudson was >> in Kes as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tony GarnettTony GarnettTony Garnett was 34 in Kes as 'Producer, Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, Apr 03 1936 –
Sun, Jan 12 2020
Portrait of Roy WattsRoy WattsRoy Watts was 27 in Kes as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 06 1942
Portrait of Franco RossoFranco RossoFranco Rosso was 28 in Kes as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 29 1941 –
Fri, Dec 09 2016
Portrait of John CameronJohn CameronJohn Cameron was 26 in Kes as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 20 1944
Portrait of Barry HinesBarry HinesBarry Hines was 30 in Kes as 'Novel, Adaptation'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1939 –
Sun, Mar 13 2016
Portrait of Arthur EvansArthur EvansArthur Evans was 61 in Kes as 'Still Photographer'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1908 –
Sun, Jan 02 1994
Portrait of William McCrowWilliam McCrowWilliam McCrow was 57 in Kes as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 10 1912 –
Thu, Apr 27 1995