Kes
1970 · directed by Ken Loach
- Rating
- 86/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Kes (1970), directed by Ken Loach, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- David Bradley
- Freddie Fletcher
- Lynne Perrie
- Colin Welland
- Brian Glover
- Bob Bowes
- Bernard Atha
- Laurence Bould
- Joey Kaye
- Ted Carroll
Crew
- Chris Menges — Director of Photography
- Roy Watts — Editor
- John Cameron — Original Music Composer
- Ken Loach — Screenplay
- Tony Garnett — Screenplay
More from Ken Loach
- I, Daniel Blake (2016) — 85/100 · hit
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) — 84/100 · hit
- Raining Stones (1993) — 83/100 · hit
- Sweet Sixteen (2002) — 80/100 · hit
- My Name Is Joe (1998) — 79/100
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
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