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Letters from Baghdad (2016)

She was as controversial as the history she made.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Sabine Krayenbühl
Sabine Krayenbühl
Director
Zeva Oelbaum
Zeva Oelbaum
Director
Zeva Oelbaum
Zeva Oelbaum
Producer
Paul Cantelon
Paul Cantelon
Original Music Composer
Cynthia Kane
Cynthia Kane
Creative Consultant
Cynthia Lopez
Cynthia Lopez
Creative Consultant
Susan Margolin
Susan Margolin
Creative Consultant
Gary Clarke
Gary Clarke
Director of Photography
Petr Hlinomaz
Petr Hlinomaz
Director of Photography
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Letters from Baghdad Official Trailer 1 (2017) - Documentary

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