
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...
Release Date: 8/6/1970
Runtime: 125 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Toby Robertson
00Companies: Prospect Theatre Company, BBC
Countries: United Kingdom

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
Bette Bourne
Edmund of Kent

David Calder
Young Spencer

Stephen Greif
Earl of Pembroke

Richard Morant
Earl of Leicester/ Levune
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