Edward II

Edward II

125 mins | Aug. 6, 1970

The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.

Edward II

125 mins | Aug. 6, 1970

Edward II
The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers BBC, Prospect Theatre Company
Original title Edward II
Directors Toby Robertson, Richard Marquand
Writers Christopher Marlowe

Cast

Ian McKellen

as King Edward

Timothy West

as Young Mortimer

Diane Fletcher

as Queen Isabella

James Laurenson

as Piers Gaveston

Robert Eddison

as Lightborn/Archbishop of Canterbury

Paul Hardwick

as Earl of Warwick/ Sir John Maltravers

Trevor Martin

as Earl of Lancaster/ Rice Ap Howell

Andrew Crawford

as Old Spencer/ Third poor man

Bette Bourne

as Edmund of Kent

David Calder

as Young Spencer

Stephen Greif

as Earl of Pembroke

Richard Morant

as Earl of Leicester/ Levune

Michael Godfrey

as Bishop of Coventry

Lucy Fleming

as Niece to the King

Nigel Havers

as Soldier/ Attendant