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Edward II (1970)

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Ian McKellen's performance as Edward II at 1969's Edinburgh Festival helped catapult the actor to fame. This play from Christopher Marlowe focuses on King Edward's obsession with his courtier, Gaveston (James Laurenson), and the scandal caused by their romance. The original broadcast broke boundaries by featuring the first televised kiss between two men in Britain.

Unrated, 2 hr. 5 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: Richard Marquand , Tom Robertson

On DVD: May 26, 2009

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Visually striking, this film will keep you watching part of the time for it's images. The rest of the time you will watch to try and figure out what the hell is going on. At the end you will be you have wasted this much of your life.

December 5, 2010

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