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
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
Adam Astill
as Sgt. Frank Stafford
Tom Chadbon
as Sir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol
Simon Chandler
as David Hogarth
Joanna David
as Janet Courtney
Anthony Edridge
as Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson
Amed Hashimi
as Suleiman Faidhi
Andrew Havill
as Sir Percy Cox
Michael Higgs
as General Sir Gilbert Clayton
Hayat Kamille
as Mme. Jamil Zadeh
Rose Leslie
as Young Gertrude Bell (voice)
