Edward II
“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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Cast
52 people
Steven Waddington
Edward II
Known for
The Tudors
Uncharted
Andrew Tiernan
Piers Gaveston
Known for
300
Code of a Killer
Tilda Swinton
Isabella
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Nigel Terry
Roger Mortimer
Known for
Excalibur
Troy
John Lynch
Spencer
Known for
The Fall
Sliding Doors
Dudley Sutton
Bishop of Winchester
Known for
The Devils
Lovejoy
Jerome Flynn
Kent
Known for
Game of Thrones
1923
Jody Graber
Prince Edward
Also in
The Garden
War Requiem
Annie Lennox
Singer
Known for
Revolution
Kevin Collins
Lightbourn, the Gaoler
Known for
Wittgenstein
Tony Forsyth
Captive Policeman
Known for
The Tall Guy
Jill Balcon
Chorus of Nobility
Known for
Wittgenstein
Derek Jarman Director · Stephen McBride Screenplay Ken Butler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $706K · Budget $1M · United States release March 20, 1992
Box office
Budget
$1,003,575
Worldwide gross
$706,131
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
Working Title
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Uplink
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1991
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 18, 1991
Theatrical
United States · March 20, 1992
Theatrical
United States
April 7, 2007 · Premiere · Wicked Queer Film Festival
January 18, 2008 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia
July 3, 1992 · Theatrical
Austria
October 25, 2009 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Canada
September 11, 1991 · Theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
October 18, 1991 · Limited theatrical
Germany
February 16, 1992 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 30, 1992 · Theatrical
Israel
July 10, 1992 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Spain
September 23, 1992 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
Taiwan
November 27, 1999 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
November 23, 2014 · Theatrical · Taipai Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 24, 1993 · TV · BBC Two (Screen Two)
March 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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