--- title: 'Edward II (1991)' type: 'film' director: 'Derek Jarman' released: '1991-01-01' runtime_minutes: 90 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'United Kingdom' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/edward-ii-1991' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101798/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Edward II (1991) 1991 · 90 min · Drama · United Kingdom ## Synopsis Edward II is a 1991 British romantic historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Steven Waddington, Tilda Swinton and Andrew Tiernan. It is based on the play of the same name by Christopher Marlowe. The plot revolves around Edward II of England's infatuation with Piers Gaveston, which proves to be the downfall of both of them, thanks to the machinations of Roger Mortimer. ## Credits - **Director:** [Derek Jarman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jarman) - **Screenplay:** [Derek Jarman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jarman) - **Original Music Composer:** [Simon Fischer Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-fischer-turner) - **Producer:** [Simon Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-curtis) - **Director of Photography:** [Ian Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wilson-2) - **Editor:** [George Akers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-akers) ## Cast - [Dudley Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-sutton) - [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton) - [Nigel Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-terry) - [Steven Waddington](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-waddington) - [Annie Lennox](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-lennox) - [Andrew Tiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-tiernan) - [Jocelyn Pook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jocelyn-pook) - [Jerome Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-flynn) - [John Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lynch) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/edward-ii-1991 Film facts: Wikidata (Q618617); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.