Queen of the Desert

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Nicole Kidman

Gertrude Bell

James Franco

Henry Cadogan

Robert Pattinson

T.E. Lawrence

Damian Lewis

Richard Wylie

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Jay Abdo

Fattuh

Jenny Agutter

Florance Bell

David Calder

Hugh Bell

Christopher Fulford

Winston Churchill

Nick Waring

Sir Mark Sykes

Holly Earl

Florence Lascelles

Mark Lewis Jones

Lascelles

Beth Goddard

Aunt Lascelles

Michael Jenn

Thompson

William Ellis

Earl of Chester

John Wark

Arnold Runcie

Richard Goulding

Havenhurst

Sophie Linfield

Judith

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Charlie Hollway

Hairdresser

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Younes Benzakour

Abdullah

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Hamza El Moustaati

Omar

Crew

Art

• Ulrich Bergfelder Production Design
• Rabiaa N'Gadi Art Direction
• Caroline Steiner Art Direction

Camera

• Peter Zeitlinger Director of Photography
• Aziz Lechgar First Assistant "B" Camera
• Erik Söllner First Assistant Camera
• Lena Herzog Still Photographer
• Asmaa Hafili Second Assistant Camera
• Paul Hymns Key Grip
• František Novák First Assistant "A" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Michele Clapton Costume Design
• Kathryn Fa Hairstylist
• Ivana Primorac Makeup & Hair
• Alex Rouse Wigmaker
• Alessandro Bertolazzi Makeup Designer
• Marta Roggero Key Makeup Artist
• Luca Saccuman Key Hair Stylist
• Alessandro Bertolazzi Hair Designer
• Chiara Ugolini Makeup Artist
• Kathryn Donaldson Wardrobe Master
• Hamdan Malika Hairstylist

Crew

• Nancy Valle Post Production Supervisor
• Gisela Evert Post Production Supervisor
• Laura Väänänen Stunt Double
• Peter Zeitlinger Drone Operator
• Benoît Fabre Stunt Double
• Zarene Dallas Stunt Double
• William Conacher Dialect Coach
• Abdelaaziz Attougui Stunts

Directing

• Werner Herzog Director
• Alina Apostu Script Supervisor
• Marouane Reda Second Assistant Director
• Mehdi Souissi Second Assistant Director
• Amine Lamriki First Assistant Director
• Ed Licht First Assistant Director
• Lucy Thomas Second Assistant Director
• Lorenzo Bertolazzi Assistant Director
• Barnaby Riggs Third Assistant Director

Editing

• Joe Bini Editor

Lighting

• Abdel jalil Zouggar Electrician
• Thomas Hollaus Gaffer
• Zouggar Abdel Jalil Electrician
• Aziz Zougar Gaffer

Production

• Salaheddine Benchegra Casting
• Cassian Elwes Producer
• James Lejsek Executive Producer
• Michael Benaroya Producer
• Shelley Madison Executive Producer
• Jamal Al Adwan Location Manager
• Donall McCusker Production Supervisor
• Diala Al Raie Unit Production Manager
• Ben Sachs Executive Producer
• Abderrahim Issouqine Location Manager
• Cathy Gesualdo Executive Producer
• Hicham Hajji Line Producer

Sound

• Klaus Badelt Original Music Composer
• Steven A. Saltzman Music Editor
• Ellen Heuer Foley Artist
• Samantha Iorio Foley
• Dan Kremer Sound Effects Editor
• Christopher Atkinson Boom Operator
• Bill Devine ADR Mixer
• Joel Dougherty Supervising Dialogue Editor
• Skyler Detherage Foley Editor
• Nick Kray ADR Mixer
• Russell Farmarco ADR Editor
• Eric Gotthelf ADR Mixer

Visual Effects

• Kaspar Kallas Visual Effects Supervisor
• Olaf Przybyszewski Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Werner Herzog Writer

Photos