Letters from Baghdad (2017)

★ 6.7/10 95 min Documentary France, United Kingdom, United States English

Directors: Sabine Krayenbühl , Zeva Oelbaum

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She was as controversial as the history she made.

Description

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.

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