Kes

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.

7.419701h 51m
PG-13
Released
Drama

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1970-04-03
Runtime1h 51m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom

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Trailer
KES - Brand New Masters of Cinema Trailer (SD version)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 9, 2026

7/10

When I think back to my childhood, this is one of the few films that I ever saw that induced some sort of emotional reaction. It was it's last five minutes that achieved that, but building up to this denouement we watch the antics of the amiable working class lad "Billy" (David Bradley). He lives with his mum (Lynne Perrie) and his older, bullying,

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