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1. www.channel4.com › programmes › kesWatch Kes | Stream free on Channel 4 - All 4

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   (1969) Poignant drama. Ken Loach's debut feature starring David Bradley as a young boy who escapes his dead-end life by raising and training a kestrel.

2. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › kesKes | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Ken Loach's acclaimed British drama focuses on Billy Casper (David Bradley), a tormented working-class boy who is subjected to abuse both at school and at home.

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   • Director: Ken Loach

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: David Bradley

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kes_(film)Kes (film) - Wikipedia

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   Kes / k ɛ s / is a 1969 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Ken Loach (credited as Kenneth Loach) and produced by Tony Garnett, based on the 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by the Hoyland Nether–born author Barry Hines. [3]

4. www.bfi.org.uk › features › search-locations-kes-kenKes: in search of the locations for Ken Loach’s classic - BFI

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   Apr 13, 2018 · In 1969, Ken Loach made British film history with his classic tale of a boy and his kestrel. Half a century later, tracking down the Kes locations needs eyes like a hawk...

5. www.criterion.com › films › 27560Kes (1970) - The Criterion Collection

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   Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) is a fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life.

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6. www.framerated.co.uk › kes-1969KES (1969) - Frame Rated

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   Nov 7, 2016 · John Cameron’s exquisite folk-tinged score (barely 20-minutes of music) suffuses the scenes of Billy flying the kestrel with a delicate innocence, and gradually introduces into the film tones of inevitable tragedy.

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   Who created 'Kestrel Films'?

   • The production company was set up with the name "Kestrel Films". Ken Loach and Tony Garnett used this for some of their later collaborations such as Family Life and The Save the Children Fund Film.

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   Who directed Kes?

   • Kes was directed by Ken Loach, a moviemaker of great integrity, who began a long collaboration with Barry Hines, in which he adapted the writer's scripts for movie or television. This led to many of Loach's early films being set in Yorkshire. Kes was Ken Loach's second feature film, and the one that made his name.

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   How will 'Kes' and 'Kestrel for a Knave' impact British literature and cinema?

   • The impact of ‘Kes’ and ‘Kestrel for a Knave’ on British literature and cinema will carry on long into the future and will remain as one of Yorkshire’s finest and most distinctive contributions to the art and culture of Britain. Read More: This Yorkshire Football Club Is Officially The Oldest In The World

   How Kes Became An Integral Part Of Yorkshire Legacy

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   Is Billy a kestrel?

   • Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) is a fifteen-year-old miner’s son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life.

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   Where was Kes filmed?

   • For Kes, Loach kept the action in Barnsley, the home town of Barry Hines. The location is not mentioned in the film, but the Yorkshire accents were real enough, and many of the actors came from around the area.

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   Is Kes based on a true story?

   • Kes / kɛs / is a 1969 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Ken Loach (credited as Kenneth Loach) and produced by Tony Garnett, based on the 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by the Hoyland Nether –born author Barry Hines.

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8. the-yorkshireman.com › kes-movie-historyHow Kes Became An Integral Part Of Yorkshire Legacy

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   Oct 27, 2021 · Ken Loach’s 1969 adaptation of Barry Hines’s novel ‘Kestrel for a Knave’ is one of Yorkshire’s most iconic films. We recently placed it at number one in our article ‘15 of the greatest Yorkshire films of all time’.