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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]
A Kestrel for a Knave is a novel by English author Barry Hines, published in 1968.Set in an unspecified mining area in Northern England, the book follows Billy Casper, a young working-class boy troubled at home and at school, who finds and trains a kestrel whom he names "Kes".
Bowes' only film appearance is in Ken Loach's 1969 film Kes. [1] Bob Bowes played the headmaster Mr Gryce in the adaptation of Barry Hines' novel "A Kestrel for a Knave", in which a teenage boy from Barnsley, Yorkshire, Billy Casper, finds and trains a young kestrel and in doing so develops a sense of self-respect and discovers his individuality.
Christopher Eccleston says Ken Loach's film changed his view on "art for working class people".
Colin Welland (born Colin Edward Williams; 4 July 1934 – 2 November 2015) was an English actor and screenwriter.He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in Kes (1969) and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Chariots of Fire (1981).
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL (30 June 1939 – 18 March 2016) was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong (1969) A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck (1972) A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, by Alice Childress (1973) Ordinary People, by Judith Guest (1976) A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean (1976) Vision Quest, by Terry Davis (1979) The Body, short story by Stephen King (1982)
Like many of the actors in Kes, Fletcher had no formal acting experience, but almost immediately found television work after the film was released and commended by the critics. Fletcher had a regular television role as layabout Raymond Shepherd, one of Diana Dors's wayward sons in the comedy series Queenie's Castle. [3]