Queen of the Desert (2015)
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.
- Released
- 2015-09-03
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, History
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Werner Herzog
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 313 votes
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