Movie

Kes

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

★ 7.4(442)19701h 51m

Drama

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Kes is streaming on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel in Italy. Availability checked 28 June 2026.

Where to watch Kes

🇮🇹 Italy

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Good to know

Director: Ken Loach
Release date: 1970-04-03
Runtime: 1h 51m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Woodfall Film Productions

Kes — trailer

About Kes

Kes is a 1970 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Ken Loach, starring David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher and Lynne Perrie. It has a runtime of 1 hour 51 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 442 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Kes in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

David Bradley

Billy

Freddie Fletcher

Jud

Lynne Perrie

Mrs. Casper

Colin Welland

Mr. Farthing

Brian Glover

Mr. Sugden

Bob Bowes

Mr. Gryce

Bernard Atha

Youth Employment Officer

Laurence Bould

Joey Kaye

Pub Comic

Ted Carroll

Robert Naylor

MacDowell

Agnes Drumgoon

Themes & keywords

small towngreat britainnorthern englandsibling relationshipbased on novel or booksingle parentenglandfalcondysfunctional familycoming of ageyorkshiresibling rivalryworking classsingle motherteenage boy