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Kes
“They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.”
74%
Movie
1h 51m
AI Analysis
Kes (1970) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Kes (1970) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 purpos… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Kes 74% (437 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Kes is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 437 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1970-04-03
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 13384
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Is there an official trailer for Kes?
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What is Kes about?
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 h... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Kes?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Kes?
The official runtime for Kes is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
- B
Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
- L
Laurence Bould
- J
Joey Kaye
Pub Comic
- T
Ted Carroll
- R
Robert Naylor
MacDowell
- A
Agnes Drumgoon
- G
George Speed
Billy's Friend
- D
Desmond Guthrie
- Z
Zoe Sunderland
Librarian
- E
Eric Bolderson
Farmer
- J
Joe Miller
Reg
- B
Beryl Carroll
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