Aug 06, 1970
125 min
Full-HD

Edward II (1970)

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...

Category

Drama History TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Prospect Theatre Company BBC

Ian McKellen

King Edward

Timothy West

Young Mortimer

Diane Fletcher

Queen Isabella

James Laurenson

Piers Gaveston

Robert Eddison

Lightborn/Archbishop of Canterbury

Paul Hardwick

Earl of Warwick/ Sir John Maltravers

Trevor Martin

Earl of Lancaster/ Rice Ap Howell

Andrew Crawford

Old Spencer/ Third poor man

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