Kes
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
1970 | 111m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ken Loach |
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| Writer: | Tony Garnett, Ken Loach, Barry Hines |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Apr 03, 1970 |
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| Director: | Ken Loach |
| Writer: | Tony Garnett, Ken Loach, Barry Hines |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | great britain, based on novel or book, falcon, yorkshire, single mother, childhood, kitchen sink realism, brother brother relationship, falconry, small town, sibling relationship, england, coming of age, working class, mining town, neglected child, bleak, kestrel, northern england, single parent, dysfunctional family, sibling rivalry, teenage boy, united kingdom, newspaper boy, bird |
| Production Companies | Woodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Kes (1969) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]](/extra_thumbs/BGcllKvfnYs.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Bradley | Billy |
| Freddie Fletcher | Jud |
| Lynne Perrie | Mrs. Casper |
| Colin Welland | Mr. Farthing |
| Brian Glover | Mr. Sugden |
| Bob Bowes | Mr. Gryce |
| Bernard Atha | Youth Employment Officer |
| Laurence Bould | |
| Joey Kaye | Pub Comic |
| Ted Carroll | |
| Robert Naylor | MacDowell |
| Agnes Drumgoon | |
| George Speed | Billy's Friend |
| Desmond Guthrie | |
| Zoe Sunderland | Librarian |
| Eric Bolderson | Farmer |
| Joe Miller | Reg |
| Beryl Carroll | |
| Julie Shakespeare | |
| Bill Dean | Fish and Chip Shop Man |
| Geoffrey Banks | Maths Teacher |
| John Grayson | |
| Duggie Brown | Milkman |
| Trevor Hesketh | Mr. Crossley |
| Stephen Crossland | Billy's Friend |
| Harry Markham | Newsagent |
| David Glover | Tibbutt |
| Frank Norton | Billy's Friend |
| Martin Harley | Billy's Friend |
| Leslie Stringer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tony Garnett | Screenplay |
| Roy Watts | Editor |
| Arthur Evans | Still Photographer |
| John Cameron | Original Music Composer |
| Ken Loach | Screenplay, Director |
| Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| Barry Hines | Novel, Adaptation |
| Franco Rosso | Assistant Editor |
| William McCrow | Art Direction |
| Keith Evans | Assistant Director |
| Sean Hudson | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Garnett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 33 | 59 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 43 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 24 | 51 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 722 | 793 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 326 | 553 |