A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love
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…
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Prestige, grave, bleak and meticulous.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Steven WaddingtonEdward II
- Andrew TiernanPiers Gaveston
- Tilda SwintonIsabella
- Nigel TerryRoger Mortimer
- John LynchSpencer
- Dudley SuttonBishop of Winchester
- Jerome FlynnKent
- Jody GraberPrince Edward
- Annie LennoxSinger
- Kevin CollinsLightbourn, the Gaoler
Crew
- Derek JarmanDirector
- Ken ButlerScreenplay
- Derek JarmanScreenplay
- Stephen McBrideScreenplay
- Ian WilsonDirector of Photography
- Simon Fisher-TurnerOriginal Music Composer
- George AkersEditor
- Steve Clark-HallProducer
- Antony RootProducer
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