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.

• Werner HerzogDirector
• Klaus BadeltOriginal Music Composer
• Werner HerzogWriter

• 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