Queen of the Desert (2015)

5.8/10 128 min Drama Adventure 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.

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Gertrude Bell

James Franco

Henry Cadogan

Robert Pattinson

T.E. Lawrence

Damian Lewis

Richard Wylie

Jenny Agutter

Florance Bell

David Calder

Hugh Bell

Christopher Fulford

Winston Churchill

Nick Waring

Sir Mark Sykes

Holly Earl

Florence Lascelles

Mark Lewis Jones

Lascelles

Beth Goddard

Aunt Lascelles

Michael Jenn

Thompson

William Ellis

Earl of Chester

John Wark

Arnold Runcie

Richard Goulding

Havenhurst

Sophie Linfield

Judith

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