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title: 'Queen of the Desert (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Morocco'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/queen-of-the-desert-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837636/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Queen of the Desert (2015)

2015 · PG-13 · 128 min · Drama, History · Morocco, Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Queen of the Desert is a 2015 American epic biographical drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and is based on the life of British traveller, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer and political officer Gertrude Bell. The film follows Bell's life chronologically, from her early twenties until her death. It was Herzog's first feature film in six years after his 2009 film My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Badelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-badelt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Zeitlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zeitlinger)
- **Editor:** [Joe Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bini)

## Cast

- [Anas El Baz](https://cinepixo.com/people/anas-el-baz)
- [James Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-franco) as Henry Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea
- [Holly Earl](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-earl)
- [Robert Pattinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pattinson) as T. E. Lawrence
- [Beth Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-goddard)
- [Christopher Fulford](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-fulford) as Winston Churchill
- [Younes Bouab](https://cinepixo.com/people/younes-bouab)
- [David Calder](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-calder) as Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman) as Gertrude Bell
- [Damian Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-lewis) as Charles Doughty-Wylie
- [Jay Abdo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-abdo)
- [Jenny Agutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-agutter) as Florence Bell
- [Mark Lewis Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lewis-jones) as Frank Lascelles
- [Assaad Bouab](https://cinepixo.com/people/assaad-bouab)

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Official site: https://www.queenofthedesertmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/queen-of-the-desert-2015
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