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.

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The cast

Nicole Kidman Gertrude Bell

James Franco Henry Cadogan

Robert Pattinson T.E. Lawrence

Damian Lewis Richard Wylie

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Jay Abdo Fattuh

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

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