Director
Derek Jarman
Composer
Simon Fisher-Turner
Cast
Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan
Edition 1992
87'
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1991
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Historical, Drama, Romance
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Dialogue:
Italian, English
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, 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.
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Credits
Directors
Derek Jarman
Composers
Simon Fisher-Turner
Cast
Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan
Scenario
Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride, Ken Butler
Director of Photography
Ian Wilson
Editors
George Akers
Producers
Steve Clark-Hall, Antony Root
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Dialogue
Italian, English
Countries of production
United Kingdom, Japan
Screenplay based on
Christopher Marlowe
Year
1991