Edward II(1992)

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Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for some language
1h 27m

Release Date: Mar 20, 1992 | Limited

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In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable l... Read all

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2018 Re-release (Film Movement) | May 4, 2018

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Director & Top Cast

Derek Jarman
Director

Steven Waddington
Edward II

Kevin Collins
Lightborn, the Jailor

Andrew Tiernan
Piers Gaveston

John Lynch
Spencer

Dudley Sutton
Bishop of Winchester

Tilda Swinton

Isabella

Jerome Flynn

Kent

Jody Graber

Prince Edward

Nigel Terry

Mortimer

Jill Balcon

Chorus of Nobility

Barbara New

Chorus of Nobility

Andrea Miller

Chorus of Nobility

Brian Mitchell

Chorus of Nobility

David Glover

Chorus of Nobility

John Quentin

Chorus of Nobility

Andrew Charleson

Chorus of Nobility

Roger Hammond

Bishop

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom,Japan

Language: English,Italian

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Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. — KGF Vissers