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…| Status: | Released (1991-09-11) |
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| Awards: | 5 wins & 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $699,264 |
| Screen: | Christopher Marlowe, Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride |
| Productions: | BBC Film, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, Uplink |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 27764: Steven Waddington - Edward II
- 17290: Andrew Tiernan - Piers Gaveston
- 3063: Tilda Swinton - Isabella
- 31431: Nigel Terry - Roger Mortimer
- 28743: John Lynch - Spencer
- 27393: Dudley Sutton - Bishop of Winchester
- 195930: Jerome Flynn - Kent
Crews
- 86290: Derek Jarman - Director - Directing
- 9027: Sandy Powell - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 66798: Christopher Marlowe - Theatre Play - Writing
- 2910872: Ken Butler - Screenplay - Writing
- 86290: Derek Jarman - Screenplay - Writing
- 63127: Steve Clark-Hall - Producer - Production
- 133502: Simon Curtis - Executive Producer - Production
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The rights of kings may well have been divine in the fourteenth century, but that was only so long as you could carry the support of the church, your wife and the powerful nobles upon whom this whole game of political jenga was based. When Edward II (Steven Waddington) decides to tem ....
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