Documentary
Letters from Baghdad
“She was as controversial as the history she made.”
Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, shaped the destiny of Iraq after WWI in ways that still reverberate today.
Directed by Tilda Swinton, Ruedi Gerber, Sabine Krayenbühl
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Status
Released
Released
April 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
English
Top cast
Tilda Swinton
Gertrude Bell (voice)
Adam Astill
Sgt. Frank Stafford
Tom Chadbon
Sir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol
Simon Chandler
David Hogarth
Joanna David
Janet Courtney
Anthony Edridge
Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson
Amed Hashimi
Suleiman Faidhi
Andrew Havill
Sir Percy Cox
Michael Higgs
General Sir Gilbert Clayton
Hayat Kamille
Mme. Jamil Zadeh
Rose Leslie
Young Gertrude Bell (voice)
