Directed by:
Derek JarmanCinematography:
Ian WilsonComposer:
Simon Fisher-TurnerCast:
Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan, John Lynch, Dudley Sutton, Tilda Swinton, Jerome Flynn, Nigel Terry, John Quentin, Allan Corduner, Annie Lennox (more)Plots(1)
Derek Jarman offers a postmodern take on Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama. Pleasure-seeking King Edward II sets the stage for a palace revolt by taking as a lover the ambitious Piers Gaveston - who uses his favor in bed to wield political influence - sending the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon. This landmark of gay cinema features an incredible performance from Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton as Edward's spurned Queen Isabella and a rare film appearance by singer Annie Lennox. (Film Movement)
(more)Cast
![Steven Waddington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443644_b8332f.jpg)
Steven Waddington
UK
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Imitation Game (2014)
![Andrew Tiernan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272583_456934.jpg)
Andrew Tiernan
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
![John Lynch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342980_24c10a.jpg)
John Lynch
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Fall (2013) (series)
The Secret Garden (1993)
![Dudley Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271776_8d3c70.jpg)
Dudley Sutton
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Tomorrow La Scala! (2002)
![Tilda Swinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/953/163953466_279600.jpg)
Tilda Swinton
UK
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Jerome Flynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517932_f1ab9d.jpg)
Jerome Flynn
UK
Best movies:
Loving Vincent (2017)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
A Mind to Murder (1995) (TV movie)
![Nigel Terry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270600_43d949.jpg)
Nigel Terry
UK
Best movies:
Blue (1993)
Excalibur (1981)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
![John Quentin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126217_0eb1ea.jpg)
John Quentin
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Blue (1993)
Shadowlands (1993)
![Allan Corduner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/954/160954770_a2a3b1.jpg)
Allan Corduner
Sweden
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Yentl (1983)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Annie Lennox
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (1991) (video compilation)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Lloyd Newson
Best movies:
Edward II (1991)
Jocelyn Pook
UK
Best movies:
Edward II (1991)
Christopher Hobbs
Best movies:
The Angelic Conversation (1987)
Edward II (1991)
Sebastiane (1976)
![Sandy Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/937/159937007_c1df26.jpg)
Sandy Powell
UK
Best movies:
Edward II (1991)
Andrea Miller
Best movies:
Edward II (1991)
![Roger Hammond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/116/160116672_427531.jpg)
Roger Hammond
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Christopher Adamson
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
David Glover
UK
Best movies:
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Daniel Bevan
Best movies:
Edward II (1991)
Jill Balcon
UK
Best movies:
Wittgenstein (1993)
An Ideal Husband (1999)
Edward II (1991)