
Queen of the Desert
One woman can change the course of history
2015 en 128 minutes
Rating: 5.9
Plot
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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Cast

Nicole Kidman
Gertrude Bell

James Franco
Henry Cadogan

Damian Lewis
Richard Wylie

Jay Abdo
Fattuh, Bell's guide

Robert Pattinson
T.E. Lawrence

Jenny Agutter
Florence Bell

David Calder
Hugh Bell

Christopher Fulford
Winston Churchill

Nick Waring
Sir Mark Sykes

Holly Earl
Florence Lascelles

Sophie Linfield
Judith Doughty-Wylie

Mark Lewis Jones
Frank Lascelles

Beth Goddard
Aunt Lascelles

Michael Jenn
R. Campbell Thompson

William Ellis
Earl of Chester

John Wark
Arnold Runcie

Richard Goulding
Havenhurst

Charlie Hollway
Hairdresser

Younes Benzakour
Abdullah

Hamza El Moustaati
Omar

Abdellah Bensaidi
Dispatcher

Abdellatif Chaouqi
Lieutenant

Megan Sullivan
Secretary

Mohamed Boussalem
Druze Sheikh

Mehdi Quazzani
Warrior

Mostafa El Houari
Druze Warrior

Hamid Najah
Fortune Teller

Mohamed Ziat
Old Man

Anas El Baz
Horseman

Qualid Mezouar
Dignitary

Hicham Haijji
Minister

Abderrahmane Baalla
Sheikh Harb

Nick N. Raslan
Shop Owner

Amadou Salah
Hamad

Ismael Kanater
Hayil Gate Keeper

Fehd Benchemsi
Ibrahim

Nadia Niazi
Fatima

Fatima ezzahra El Jaouhari
Turkkiyeh

Anas Cherifi
Emir

Francis Montary
Reporter

Colin Goodwin
General

Peter Stevenson
Colonel

Ayoub Layoussifi
King Abdullah

Younes Bouab
King Faisal

Assaad Bouab
Sheikh

Sarah Crowden
Lady Ascot (uncredited)

Renee Faia
Farsi voice actor (uncredited)

Mustafa Haidari
Farsi voice actor (uncredited)

Christina Low
Handmaiden (uncredited)