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Original title Kes
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1970-09-21

Cast

David Bradley
Billy Casper, 14 år

Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing, engelsklärare

Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper, Billys mor

Freddie Fletcher
Jud, Billys styvbror, gruvarbetare

Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden, gymnastikläraren

Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce, rektorn

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Conductor
Costume Designer
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

David Bradley Billy Casper, 14 år
Colin Welland Mr. Farthing, engelsklärare
Lynne Perrie Mrs. Casper, Billys mor
Freddie Fletcher Jud, Billys styvbror, gruvarbetare
Brian Glover Mr. Sugden, gymnastikläraren
Bob Bowes Mr. Gryce, rektorn
Joey Kaye pubunderhållaren
Robert Naylor MacDowall, Billys klasskamrat
Zoe Sunderland bibliotekarien
Eric Bolderson bonden vid ruinen
Joe Miller Reg, Mrs. Caspers fästman
Billy Dean föreståndaren för Fish-and-Chips-affären
Geoffrey Banks matematikläraren
Duggie Brown mjölkutköraren
Trevor Hasketh Mr. Hasketh, lärare
David Glover Tibbutt, en av Billys klasskamrater
Martin Harley den unge skolpojken inne hos rektorn
George Speed Speed, en av Billys klasskamrater
Stephen Crossland Crossland, en av Billys klasskamrater
Frank Norton Norton, en av Billys klasskamrater
Desmond Guthrie Guthrie, en av Billys klasskamrater
Julie Shakespeare Julie, en av Billys klasskamrater
Bernard Atha arbetsförmedlare
Laurence Bould
Ted Carroll
Agnes Drumgoon
Beryl Carroll
John Grayson
Harry Markham
Leslie Stringer
The 4D Jones puborkestern

Companies

Production Company Kestrel Films Ltd.
Woodfall Film Productions Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Folkets Bio AB 1991
United Artists AB 1970
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Njutafilms 2010

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 130660
Date 1991-03-13
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 3089 meters


Censorship number 109420
Date 1970-09-14
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 3035 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3089 meter
Length in minutes 113 min


Original work

Original title A Kestral for a Knave (Novel)
Author Barry Hines


Production location

United Kingdom (hösten) 1968 1968
Barnsley, Yorkshire

Release dates

First showing 1970-03 Doncaster United Kingdom 113 min
Release in Sweden 1970-09-21 Rita Stockholm Sweden 111 min
DVD release 2010-04-21 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2934


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3023


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3021


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 4
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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