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.

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  Nicole Kidman

  Gertrude Bell
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  James Franco

  Henry Cadogan
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  Damian Lewis

  Richard Wylie
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  Jay Abdo

  Fattuh, Bell's guide
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  Robert Pattinson

  T.E. Lawrence
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  Jenny Agutter

  Florence Bell
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  David Calder

  Hugh Bell
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  Christopher Fulford

  Winston Churchill
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  Nick Waring

  Sir Mark Sykes
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  Holly Earl

  Florence Lascelles