Summary
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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- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 100Audiences 71GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer100%
Audience score74%
IMDb6.7
Box office
70%of its budget back
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $706 K
Worldwide it made back $706 K of the $1 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 history movies, −32 min on the typical 122
typical 12290Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1991
September 11, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
HistoryRomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Japan
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more52 people
- Steven WaddingtonEdward II
- Andrew TiernanPiers Gaveston
- Tilda SwintonIsabella
- Nigel TerryRoger Mortimer
- John LynchSpencer
- Dudley SuttonBishop of Winchester
- Jerome FlynnKent
- JGJody GraberPrince Edward
- Annie LennoxSinger
- KCKevin CollinsLightbourn, the Gaoler
- TFTony ForsythCaptive Policeman
Jill BalconChorus of Nobility
Barbara NewChorus of Nobility- AMAndrea MillerChorus of Nobility
- BMBrian MitchellChorus of Nobility
- DGDavid GloverChorus of Nobility
- ACAndrew CharlesonChorus of Nobility
John QuentinChorus of Nobility
Roger HammondBishop
Allan CordunerPoet- LNLloyd NewsonDancer
- NCNigel CharnockDancer
- MDMark DavisSailor
- AJAndy JeffreySailor
Directing · 2
- Derek Jarman Director, Screenplay
- Cilla Ware First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Stephen McBride Screenplay
- Ken Butler Screenplay
- Christopher Marlowe Theatre Play
Production · 6
- Simon Curtis Executive Producer
- Takashi Asai Executive Producer
- Sarah Radclyffe Executive Producer
- Antony Root Producer
- Steve Clark-Hall Producer
- Christopher Hobbs Production Designer
Camera · 1
- Ian Wilson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Akers Editor
Sound · 1
- Simon Fisher-Turner Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Ricky Eyres Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Sandy Powell Costume Design
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