Movie
Edward II
Overview
England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…
Details
- Release date
- 1991-09-11
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- History, Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, Uplink
- Country
- United Kingdom, Japan
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steven Waddington as Edward II
- Andrew Tiernan as Piers Gaveston
- Tilda Swinton as Isabella
- Nigel Terry as Roger Mortimer
- John Lynch as Spencer
- Dudley Sutton as Bishop of Winchester
- Jerome Flynn as Kent
- Jody Graber as Prince Edward
- Annie Lennox as Singer
- Kevin Collins as Lightbourn, the Gaoler
- Tony Forsyth as Captive Policeman
- Jill Balcon as Chorus of Nobility
Crew
- Derek Jarman - Director
- Derek Jarman - Screenplay
- Stephen McBride - Screenplay
- Ken Butler - Screenplay
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