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Edward II

Summary: In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wif...

Release Date: October 18, 1991

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Director: Derek Jarman

Writers: Christopher Marlowe

, Stephen McBride

Runtime: 1 h 27 min

MPAA: R

Production: British Screen Productions, BBC Films, Working Title Films, Uplink

Distributor: Fine Line Features, The Criterion Channel

Countries: United Kingdom, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 750,000

Domestic: $ 699,264

International: $ 6,867

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