
Kes

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
- 1970
- Rated PG-13
- 1h 51m
- Drama
Rating: 7.4 out of 10TMDB(467 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Crystal Globe (1970) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Based on
Based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave
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Setting
Set in Barnsley
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Music
Music by John Cameron
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Chris Menges
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Barry HinesNovel
- Ken LoachScreenplay
- Tony GarnettScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 3, 1970
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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