Edward II (1991)★ 6.7/10
- Drama
- History
- Romance
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Written by: Christopher Marlowe, Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride, Ken Butler
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 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.
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Steven WaddingtonEdward II
Kevin CollinsLightborn, the Jailor
Andrew TiernanPiers Gaveston
John LynchSpencer
Dudley SuttonBishop of Winchester
Tilda SwintonIsabella
Jerome FlynnKent
Jody GraberPrince Edward
Nigel TerryMortimer
Jill BalconChorus of NobilityBarbara NewChorus of NobilityAndrea MillerChorus of Nobility
Brian MitchellChorus of NobilityDavid GloverChorus of Nobility
John QuentinChorus of NobilityAndrew CharlesonChorus of Nobility
Roger HammondBishop
Allan CordunerPoet
Annie LennoxSingerTony ForsythCaptive PolicemanLloyd NewsonDancerNigel CharnockDancerMark DavisSailorAndy JeffreySailorBarry ClarkeMan with SnakeJohn Henry DuncanAltar BoyThomas DuncanAltar BoyGiles De MontignySoldier on GuardJonathan StablesSoldier on GuardMichael WatkinsSoldier on GuardRobb DennisSoldier on Guard
David OliverThug
Chris McHallemThug
Christopher AdamsonThugDanny EarlThugKim DareWild GirlKristina OvertonWild GirlTrevor SkingleGym InstructorChristopher HobbsEquery
Sandy PowellSeamstressKate TempleSeamstressAndrew Lee BoltonMasseurLiz RankenSexy GirlRene EyreSexy GirlSharon MunroSexy GirlDaniel BevanYouthIan FrancisYouthJames NortonYouthTristam ConesYouthJocelyn PookElektra Quartet, ViolaAbigail BrownElektra Quartet, ViolinSonia SlanyElektra Quartet, ViolinDinah BeamishElektra Quartet, Cello