Queen of the Desert

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.

Main Cast

Nicole Kidman

Gertrude Bell

James Franco

Henry Cadogan

Robert Pattinson

T.E. Lawrence

Damian Lewis

Richard Wylie

Jay Abdo

Fattuh

Jenny Agutter

Florance Bell

David Calder

Hugh Bell

Christopher Fulford

Winston Churchill