Queen of the Desert
2015
2h 8min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
September 2015
Runtime
2h 8min
Director
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$1,592,853
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Benaroya Pictures, 120dB Films, Palmyra Films, Sierra/Affinity, Elevated Films
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)
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