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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Steven Waddington
Edward II
Andrew Tiernan
Piers Gaveston
Tilda Swinton
Isabella
Nigel Terry
Roger Mortimer
John Lynch
Spencer
Dudley Sutton
Bishop of Winchester
Jerome Flynn
Kent
Jody Graber
Prince Edward
Annie Lennox
Singer
Kevin Collins
Lightbourn, the Gaoler
Director
Derek Jarman
Screenplay
Derek Jarman
Tagline
"A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,003,575
Revenue
$706,131
Production
BBC Film, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, Uplink
CinemaSerf
September 6, 2025
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 tempt just about all of these pillars of support by openly parading his lover Gaveston (Andrew Tiernan) to his court, i...
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