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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%, Metacritic 39/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Most of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
313 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Klaus BadeltOriginal Music Composer
- Werner HerzogWriter
Cast
- Nicole KidmanGertrude Bell
- James FrancoHenry Cadogan
- Robert PattinsonT.E. Lawrence
- Damian LewisRichard Wylie
- Jay AbdoFattuh
- Jenny AgutterFlorance Bell
- David CalderHugh Bell
- Christopher FulfordWinston Churchill
- Nick WaringSir Mark Sykes
- Holly EarlFlorence Lascelles
- Mark Lewis JonesLascelles
- Beth GoddardAunt Lascelles
Stills
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Themes
middle eastpersiaunrequited lovetravel writeradventurerbritish colonialismdiplomacy1910sottoman empireland disputewoman falls in lovetravel adventure