Kes
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
74%19701h 51m
Drama
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.
Top Cast
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
B
Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
L
Laurence Bould
J
Joey Kaye
Pub Comic
T
Ted Carroll
R
Robert Naylor
MacDowell
A
Agnes Drumgoon
G
George Speed
Billy's Friend
D
Desmond Guthrie
Z
Zoe Sunderland
Librarian
E
Eric Bolderson
Farmer
J
Joe Miller
Reg
B
Beryl Carroll
J
Julie Shakespeare
Bill Dean
Fish and Chip Shop Man
