---
title: 'Kes (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Loach'
released: '1969-11-19'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kes-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kes (1969)

1969 · 106 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Kes is a 1969 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Ken Loach and produced by Tony Garnett, based on the 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by Barry Hines. Kes follows the story of Billy, who comes from a dysfunctional working-class Yorkshire family and is a no-hoper at school, but discovers his own private means of fulfilment when he adopts a fledgling kestrel and proceeds to train it in the art of falconry.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Loach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-loach)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Loach](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-loach), [Barry Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-hines), [Tony Garnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-garnett)
- **Producer:** [Tony Garnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-garnett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Cameron](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cameron-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chris Menges](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-menges)
- **Editor:** [Roy Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-watts)

## Cast

- [Lynne Perrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-perrie)
- [Colin Welland](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-welland)
- [Dai Bradley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dai-bradley)
- [Brian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-glover)
- [Freddie Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-fletcher)
- [Bob Bowes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-bowes)
- [Bernard Atha](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-atha)
- [Bill Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-dean)
- [Duggie Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/duggie-brown)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kes-1969
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