Release Date | 1970-04-03 |
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Runtime | 111 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover |
Directors | Ken Loach, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett, Tony Garnett, Roy Watts |
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.