Queen of the Desert (2015)

One woman can change the course of history

Movie · Drama, Adventure, History · 2h 8m · Rated 5.8/10 on TMDB · Released September 3, 2015

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.

Directed by Werner Herzog

Cast

• Nicole Kidman as Gertrude Bell
• James Franco as Henry Cadogan
• Robert Pattinson as T.E. Lawrence
• Damian Lewis as Richard Wylie
• Jay Abdo as Fattuh
• Jenny Agutter as Florance Bell
• David Calder as Hugh Bell
• Christopher Fulford as Winston Churchill
• Nick Waring as Sir Mark Sykes
• Holly Earl as Florence Lascelles
• Mark Lewis Jones as Lascelles
• Beth Goddard as Aunt Lascelles

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