Queen of the Desert
One woman can change the course of history
5.8(311) 2015-09-03 128 minDramaAdventureHistory
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.
DirectorWerner Herzog
Original Music ComposerKlaus Badelt
ProducerMichael Benaroya
ProducerCassian Elwes
ProducerNick N. Raslan
WriterWerner Herzog
Cast & characters
Nicole Kidman
as Gertrude Bell
James Franco
as Henry Cadogan
Robert Pattinson
as T.E. Lawrence
Damian Lewis
as Richard Wylie
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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
Mark Lewis Jones
as Lascelles
Beth Goddard
as Aunt Lascelles
Michael Jenn
as Thompson
William Ellis
as Earl of Chester
John Wark
as Arnold Runcie
Richard Goulding
as Havenhurst
Sophie Linfield
as Judith
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Charlie Hollway
as Hairdresser
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Younes Benzakour
as Abdullah
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Hamza El Moustaati
as Omar
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Abdellah Bensaidi
as Dispatcher
Abdellatif Chaouqi
as Lieutenant
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Megan Sullivan
as Secretary
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Mohamed Boussalem
as Druze Sheikh
