Kes1970
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 51 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
- 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.
- Genres
- Drama
- Released
- September 21, 1970
- Production
- Woodfall Film Productions
- Kestrel Films
Credits
Directing
- Ken LoachDirector
- Keith EvansAssistant Director
- Sean HudsonSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Barry HinesNovel
- Barry HinesAdaptation
- Tony GarnettScreenplay
- Ken LoachScreenplay
Art
- William McCrowArt Direction
Camera
- Chris MengesDirector of Photography
- Arthur EvansStill Photographer
Editing
- Roy WattsEditor
- Franco RossoAssistant Editor
Production
- Tony GarnettProducer
Sound
- John CameronOriginal Music Composer
Trailers
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