Kes (DVD, 2003) (German)

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Billy (David Bradley) appears to have little hope in his life. The discovery of a young kestrel falcon is an important event in his life. Item Condition: New & sealed.

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Ken Loach's KES follows the tough life of Billy Casper, a young boy living in the poor end of Barnsley. However, when Billy finds an injured kestrel and attempts to nurse the bird back to health, he discovers a new friend and a new purpose.

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EAN5050070009347
eBay Product ID (ePID)3953453

Product Key Features

ActorDavid Bradley, Brian Glover, Colin Welland
Film/TV TitleKes
DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageTurkish
Run Time106 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.66 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
FeaturesOriginal Theatrical Trailer\Interactive Menu\Chapter Selection, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Hearing ImpairedEnglish\German
Additional InformationRebellious Billy Casper (David Bradley) finds that training a kestrel takes his mind off his troubled home life and the bullies at school. Set in the Northern English town of Barnsley, the film is a gritty slice of working-class life in the æ60s. Based on the Barry Hines novel A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE, KES was brought to the big screen by Palm dÆOr-winning director Ken Loach, who is best known for his early kitchen sink dramas. Fittingly, Brian Glover--who plays a games teacher--was born in Barnsley, bringing a touch of authenticity to proceedings. Upon its release, KES attracted criticism from wildlife conservationists who saw it as encouraging youngsters to take falcons from the wild with the intention of taming them, despite the filmÆs underlying message of respecting the birds.
Dubbing LanguagesGerman
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Movie/TV TitleKes

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  • A Ken Loach Classic.

    A Ken Loach film, that has a great story of the lead character, Casper ( David Bradley) in his quest to train a kestrel for flight, and return. Plenty of engaging characters. Starring: Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Lynn Perrie, and David Bradley. A good quality refurbished cd, with excellent playback. Recommended.

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  • Kes

    Saw this film as a 10 year old with my mum n dad and brother back in the 70s. Half way through my dad walked us out complaining about the bad language lol , fantastic film and brings back memories of an innocent time

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  • Best British film of the last 50yrs

    An excellent British film which is true to life of a lower class family living on a council estate in 1970s Britain. I must have watched this film a dozen times at least! Based on the book, ‘A Kestrel for a knave’ this film has everything. Humour, sadness, poverty and hardship. If you have never seen this film before your in for a real treat. Watch it and you’ll never ever forget it. An all time classic!

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  • Heart warming and funny

    I saw this film at school over 30 years ago....I loved it then and after watching again on dvd I can appreciate how brilluant the kid actors were in it. I've bought this for my son who loves birds of prey. He hasn't watched it yet but hope he loves it as much as his mum.

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  • A lovely film not to be missed a historical glance of a time now gone.

    A well written story of life in Barnsley a declining coal-mining town. Glimpses of Barnsley in the 1970s and life of a boy’s treatment by other children, family and teachers, and, (nothing changes) how it affects him mentally and physically. One teacher realises the lad is not as he seems and takes an interest in him and helps him to be aware of his inner potential. A lovely film .

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  • great film

    has always been a favourite film and wanted my grandson to watch it - hoping he would enjoy it as much as i had done - well he loved it to - good company to deal with

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  • Watch the biggest football match ever to take place in history

    Proper Yorkshire film, best of British. If you not seen it, your life ain't worth living.

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  • A must for children.

    This dvd is brilliant, I recommend for children to watch. It shows a time past but a love that emerges from poverty and ignorance. It should be shown in schools for children to see and discuss.

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  • Kez

    Sorry for delay in reviewing. Good value & brought back memories of childhood days at school where this was a book I read. Classic film

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  • Old classic

    Mining life in the 60s in Yorkshire class acting all round especially Brian Glover as PE teacher funny as feck

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