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Letters from Baghdad

She was as controversial as the history she made.

2017 · 1h 35m · 6.8 on TMDB

PG

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.

Cast

Tilda Swinton
Gertrude Bell (voice)
Adam Astill
Sgt. Frank Stafford
Tom Chadbon
Sir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol
Simon Chandler
David Hogarth

Joanna David

Joanna David

Janet Courtney

Anthony Edridge

Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson

Amed Hashimi

Amed Hashimi

Suleiman Faidhi

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

Sir Percy Cox

Michael Higgs

Michael Higgs

General Sir Gilbert Clayton

Hayat Kamille

Hayat Kamille

Mme. Jamil Zadeh

Rose Leslie

Rose Leslie

Young Gertrude Bell (voice)

Production

Missing in Action Films Letters from Baghdad Ltd Between the Rivers Productions

Directed by

Sabine Krayenbühl

Where to watch

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
WETA+

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Released: April 21, 2017

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