Kes
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 1969
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 110 mins
- Director
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Ken Loach
- Producer
- Tony Garnett
- Editor
- Roy Watts
- Screenwriter
- Barry Hines (book), Barry Hines (screenplay), Ken Loach (screenplay), Tony Garnett (screenplay)
- Director of Photography
- Chris Menges
- Sound
- Tony Jackson, Gerry Humphreys
- Music
- John Cameron
- Principal cast
- David Bradley, Colin Welland, Lynne Perrie
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Kestrel Films / Woodfall Film Productions
Sales Company
MGM Studios Inc.
245 N Beverly Dr.Beverly Hills
CA 90210
Tel: (310) 449-3000
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