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Letters from Baghdad

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Letters from Baghdad

She was as controversial as the history she made.

6.7

1h 35m

2017

“She was as controversial as the history she made.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Sabine Krayenbühl

Zeva Oelbaum

Trailer

Documentary

woman director

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Cast & Crew

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

as Gertrude Bell (voice)

Adam Astill

Adam Astill

as Sgt. Frank Stafford

Tom Chadbon

Tom Chadbon

as Sir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

as David Hogarth

Joanna David

Joanna David

as Janet Courtney

Anthony Edridge

Anthony Edridge

as Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson

Amed Hashimi

Amed Hashimi

as Suleiman Faidhi

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

as Sir Percy Cox

Michael Higgs

Michael Higgs

as General Sir Gilbert Clayton

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