Queen of the Desert

Sep 3, 2015

2h 8m

★ 5.9

One woman can change the course of history

Overview

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

History

Production Companies

Benaroya Pictures

120dB Films

Palmyra Films

Sierra/Affinity

Elevated Films

Queen of the Desert Trailers

Cast

Gertrude Bell

Nicole Kidman

Henry Cadogan

James Franco

Richard Wylie

Damian Lewis

Fattuh, Bell's guide

Jay Abdo

T.E. Lawrence

Robert Pattinson

Florence Bell

Jenny Agutter

Hugh Bell

David Calder

Winston Churchill

Christopher Fulford

Sir Mark Sykes

Nick Waring

Florence Lascelles

Holly Earl

Judith Doughty-Wylie

Sophie Linfield

Frank Lascelles

Mark Lewis Jones

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