Kes (1970)
Kes is a book-based movie adapted from "Kestrel for a Knave" by Barry Hines. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is September 21, 1970.
The Source Material
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Overview
Billy Casper is a boy with nowhere to go and nothing to say; part of the limbo generation of school leavers too old for lessons and too young to know anything about the outside world. He hates and is hated. His family and friends are mean and tough and they're…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- Kes
- Original Title
- Kes
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Theatrical
- September 21, 1970 · Rated PG-13