My father is deceased. Come Gaveston, and share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.
Based on the Elizabethan play by Christopher Marlowe, Derek Jarman's modern dress adaptation sees Plantagenet King Edward II take the ambitious courtier Piers Gaveston to be his lover, leading to a palace revolt.
Starring:
Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan, Tilda Swinton, Jerome Flynn, Nigel Terry
Director:
Derek Jarman
Producers:
Steve Clark-Hall, Antony Root
Screenplay:
Christopher Marlowe, adapted by Derek Jarman, Stephen McBride, Ken Butler
Executive Producers:
Sarah Radclyffe, Simon Curtis
Credits summary:
Working Title Films, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, British Screen, Uplink
Certificate:
18
Running time:
87 mins
Released:
18 October 1991