

Queen of the Desert
2015-09-03 · 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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- Directors
- Werner Herzog
- Production companies
- Benaroya Pictures, 120dB Films, Palmyra Films, Sierra/Affinity, Elevated Films
- Countries
- Morocco, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,592,853
Top Cast
Nicole KidmanGertrude Bell
James FrancoHenry Cadogan
Robert PattinsonT.E. Lawrence
Damian LewisRichard Wylie
Jenny AgutterFlorance Bell
David CalderHugh Bell
Christopher FulfordWinston Churchill
Nick WaringSir Mark Sykes
Holly EarlFlorence Lascelles
Mark Lewis JonesLascelles
Beth GoddardAunt Lascelles
Michael JennThompson
William EllisEarl of Chester
John WarkArnold Runcie
Richard GouldingHavenhurst
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