

Edward II
1970 · Movie · 2h 5m
DramaHistoryMade-for-TV
Overview
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...
Ratings
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4.9/10
Key crew
- Toby RobertsonDirector
- Carl DavisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ian McKellenKing Edward
- Timothy WestYoung Mortimer
- Diane FletcherQueen Isabella
- James LaurensonPiers Gaveston
- Robert EddisonLightborn/Archbishop of Canterbury
- Paul HardwickEarl of Warwick/ Sir John Maltravers
- Trevor MartinEarl of Lancaster/ Rice Ap Howell
- Andrew CrawfordOld Spencer/ Third poor man
- Bette BourneEdmund of Kent
- David CalderYoung Spencer
- Stephen GreifEarl of Pembroke
- Richard MorantEarl of Leicester/ Levune
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Themes
infidelitybased on play or musicalmurdermale homosexualitykingmourningarchbishop























