

Edward II
A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love
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…
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $706.1K
- Language
- English
- husband wife relationship
- based on play or musical
- male homosexuality
- palace intrigue
- medieval england
- 14th century
- gay theme
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Produced in
United Kingdom, Japan
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR20 Mar 1992
- PremiereWicked Queer Film Festival7 Apr 2007
- PremiereSundance Film Festival18 Jan 2008
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1818 Oct 1991
- TVBBC Two (Screen Two)24 Jan 1993
- Physical15DVD1 Mar 2010
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM3 Jul 1992
CanadaCA
- TheatricalToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 1991
- Theatrical (limited)R18 Oct 1991
AustriaAT
- PremiereVienna International Film Festival25 Oct 2009
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival16 Feb 1992
- Theatrical30 Apr 1992
IsraelIL
- PremiereJerusalem Film Festival 10 Jul 1992
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival3 Sept 1991
SpainES
- PremiereSan Sebastián Film Festival23 Sept 1992
TaiwanTW
- PremiereTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival27 Nov 1999
- TheatricalTaipai Golden Horse Film Festival23 Nov 2014
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Edward II was released on 11 September 1991.
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CinemaSerf
9/6/2025
The rights of kings may well have been divine in the fourteenth century, but that was only so long as you could carry the support of the church, your wife and the powerful nobles upon whom this whole game of political jenga was based. When Edward II (Steven Waddington) decides to tempt just about all of these pillars of support by openly parading his lover Gaveston (Andrew Tiernan) to his court, it seems to manage so…
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