Queen of the Desert
2015 · Movie · 128 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-03
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (305 votes)
Themes
- middle east
- persia
- unrequited love
- travel writer
- adventurer
- british colonialism
- diplomacy
- 1910s
- ottoman empire
- land dispute
- woman falls in love
- travel adventure
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Nicole Kidman
as Gertrude Bell
James Franco
as Henry Cadogan
Robert Pattinson
as T.E. Lawrence
Damian Lewis
as Richard Wylie
- JA
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
Directed by Werner Herzog