Queen of the Desert (2015)
09/03/2015 (MA) • 2h 8m
One woman can change the course of history
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Gertrude Bell
Henry Cadogan
Richard Wylie
Fattuh, Bell's guide
T.E. Lawrence
Florence Bell
Hugh Bell
Winston Churchill
Sir Mark Sykes
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,592,853.00
Keywords
middle east
persia
unrequited love
travel writer
adventurer
british colonialism
diplomacy
1910s
ottoman empire
land dispute
woman falls in love
travel adventure
biographical drama
female explorer
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