Kes
7.5
111 minutes
4/3/1970
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.
Cast List
David Bradley
as Billy
Freddie Fletcher
as Jud
Lynne Perrie
as Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
as Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
as Mr. Sugden
Bob Bowes
as Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
as Youth Employment Officer
Laurence Bould
Joey Kaye
as Pub Comic
Ted Carroll
Robert Naylor
as MacDowell
Agnes Drumgoon
George Speed
as Billy's Friend
Desmond Guthrie
Zoe Sunderland
as Librarian
Eric Bolderson
as Farmer
Joe Miller
as Reg
Beryl Carroll
Julie Shakespeare
Bill Dean
as Fish and Chip Shop Man
Geoffrey Banks
as Maths Teacher
John Grayson
Duggie Brown
as Milkman
Trevor Hesketh
as Mr. Crossley
Stephen Crossland
as Billy's Friend
Harry Markham
as Newsagent
David Glover
as Tibbutt
Frank Norton
as Billy's Friend
Martin Harley
as Billy's Friend
Leslie Stringer