Film
Letters from Baghdad
2017 · 1h 35m · Documentary
She was as controversial as the history she made.
- IMDb
- 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 84%
- Metacritic
- 71
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Overview
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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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)
Crew
- Sabine KrayenbühlDirector
- Zeva OelbaumDirector · Producer
- Tilda SwintonExecutive Producer
- Ruedi GerberExecutive Producer
- Petr HlinomazDirector of Photography
- Gary ClarkeDirector of Photography
- Paul CantelonOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 21, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Documentary
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