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Letters from Baghdad
Letters from Baghdad

Letters from Baghdad

She was as controversial as the history she made.

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.909/10

Release Date

21 April 2017

Country

France

Cast

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Gertrude Bell (voice)

Adam Astill

Adam Astill

Sgt. Frank Stafford

Tom Chadbon

Tom Chadbon

Sir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

David Hogarth

Joanna David

Joanna David

Janet Courtney

Anthony Edridge

Anthony Edridge

Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson

Amed Hashimi

Amed Hashimi

Suleiman Faidhi

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

Sir Percy Cox

Michael Higgs

Michael Higgs

General Sir Gilbert Clayton

Hayat Kamille

Hayat Kamille

Mme. Jamil Zadeh

Rose Leslie

Rose Leslie

Young Gertrude Bell (voice)

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