Summary: 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. (imdb)

Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Directed By: Derek Jarman

Written By: Ken Butler, Steve Clark-Hall, Christopher Marlowe, Stephen McBride

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Allan Corduner, Nigel Terry, John Lynch, Roger Hammond, Steven Waddington, Dudley Sutton, Andrew Tiernan, John Quentin, Annie Lennox, Kevin Collins

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