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Ken Loach's acclaimed first feature, the unsentimental tale of a young Barnsley schoolboy who escapes his dead-end life by raising and training a kestrel.

Keywords:

Drama, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Nudity

Additional Information:

(1969) (UK) (4 Star)

Cast:

David Bradley	.... Billy Casper
Freddie Fletcher	.... Jud Casper
Lynne Perrie	.... Mrs Casper
Colin Welland	.... Mr Farthing English Teacher
Brian Glover	.... Mr. Sugden Games Teacher
Bob Bowes	.... Mr Gryce Headmaster

Supporting Cast:

Bernard Atha	.... Youth Employment Officer
Laurence Bould
Ted Carroll
Agnes Drumgoon
Desmond Guthrie
Joe Miller	.... Reg Mother's Friend
Julie Shakespeare
Geoffrey Banks	.... Mathematics Teacher
Duggie Brown	.... Milkman
Stephen Crossland	.... Billy's Friend
David Glover	.... Tibbutt
Martin Harley	.... Billy's Friend
Joey Kaye	.... Comedian at Pub
Robert Naylor	.... MacDowell

Directors:

Ken Loach

Writers:

Tony Garnett
Barry Hines