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Documentary

Letters from Baghdad(2017)

6.7(14)
1h 35m
2017-04-21

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.

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Top Cast

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