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Kes / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; United Artists Pictures Inc. ; Woodfall Films present a Kestrel Films production ; adapted by Barry Hines, Kenneth Loach, Tony Garnett ; produced by Tony Garnett ; directed by Kenneth Loach.
LIBRA DVD/PAL 011 787
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LIBRA DVD/PAL 020 100
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- German
- Turkish
- Subjects (All):
- Hines, Barry, 1939---Film adaptations.
- Hines, Barry.
- Hines, Barry, 1939-.
- Teenage boys--Drama.
- Teenage boys.
- Wildlife rehabilitation.
- Falconry.
- Kestrels.
- Northern England.
- Kestrels--Drama.
- Falconry--Drama.
- Wildlife rehabilitation--Drama.
- Working class families.
- England, Northern--Drama.
- England, Northern.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : MGM Home Entertainment LLC, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English or German language soundtrack with optional subtitles in Turkish ; subtitles in English and German.
- System Details:
- DVD PAL; Region 2.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- PAL
- video file
- DVD video
- region 2
- Summary:
- Film "chronicling the boyhood experiences of Billy, whose expectations lead no further than following his brother into the pits when he reaches manhood. Everything changes when he finds Kes, a young Kestrel, whom he trains. Their relationship becomes symbolic of a doomed attempt to escape the drudgery of the industrial North."--Container.
- Participant:
- David Bradley, Colin Welland, Lynne Perrie, Freddie Fletcher, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes.
- Credits:
- Photography, Chris Menges ; editing, Roy Watts ; music, John Cameron.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.66:1.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
- Based on the book A kestrel for a knave, by Barry Hines.
- Includes theatrical trailer.
- OCLC:
- 54789365
- Publisher Number:
- 5050070009347
- 16823DVD MZ1 MGM Home Entertainment LLC
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