Cinematic background from Kes 1969 - 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—until tragedy strikes.
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man standing next to a young boy in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a boy looking at an owl in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy and an older man in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a red and white soccer uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man running down the street with a backpack on his back; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – Two young men playing a game of soccer on a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A large group of young people in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man with a sad look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man with a backpack walking down a hill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A boy holding an owl in his hand while a boy in a suit smokes a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A white car is driving down the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy sitting at a table with his hand under his chin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men playing a game of soccer on a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man hanging from a bar in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man writing on a piece of paper in a classroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy walking down the street with a car in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man sitting at a table talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A boy sitting at a table with his head resting on his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy in a field with a backpack; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy sitting at a table with his hands crossed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing on top of a lush green field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men sitting at a desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man standing next to a young boy holding a ball; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man sitting in a field looking at a factory; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A boy standing on top of a wooden fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing next to each other on top of a grass field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older man and a young boy are walking down the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man cutting a piece of wood with a knife; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man is sitting in front of a group of other young men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing on top of a grass covered field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a red jacket is talking to a young man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing on top of a soccer field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a boy are standing in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy holding a bird in his hands; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man sitting next to another man holding a newspaper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy looking at the camera in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older man sitting at a table in front of a green door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man sitting on the ground with a bird in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older woman standing at the window of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a woman standing next to each other holding beers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man running down a street next to a van; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A large group of people sitting on the steps of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man standing in front of shelves of books in a library; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of men playing a game of soccer on a grassy field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a young boy walking on a grass field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy standing in a grassy field with a frisbee; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man sitting on top of a metal pole; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young man is playing frisbee in a grassy field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – Two men are playing soccer on a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man with blonde hair wearing a white dress shirt and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing next to a brick wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A boy walking down the street while two other boys sit on the sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in an apron is handing a paper to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a red shirt is pointing to the sky; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A group of young men standing next to each other holding a soccer ball; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A young boy sitting in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older man in a red suit is kicking a ball; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a suit and tie looking down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older man kicking a soccer ball on a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man and a boy in a kitchen preparing a meal; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A woman sitting at a table drinking from a cup; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – An older woman is sitting in front of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – Three young men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kes” (1969), directed by Ken Loach – A man in a red jacket talking to a boy in a green jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle