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IMDB ID: tt0064541

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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.

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David Bradley

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Freddie Fletcher

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Lynne Perrie

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Colin Welland

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Brian Glover

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Bob Bowes

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Bernard Atha

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Laurence Bould

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Joey Kaye

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Ted Carroll

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Ken Loach

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Barry Hines

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Tony Garnett

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Ken Loach

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