Queen of the Desert
Sep 03 2015
•2h 8m
•Drama, Adventure, History
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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Nicole Kidman
Gertrude Bell
James Franco
Henry Cadogan
Damian Lewis
Richard Wylie
Jay Abdo
Fattuh, Bell's guide
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