Edward II (1970)
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...
- Released
- 1970-08-06
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Toby Robertson
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 from 7 votes
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