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Queen of the Desert(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-09-03
59%
294 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
Countries:
Morocco,
United States of America
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $1,592,853.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Palmyra Films
Movie: Queen of the Desert
Top 10 Billed 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
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