
Movie · documentary
Letters from Baghdad
2017 · 1h 35m
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What is it about? Letters from Baghdad
She was as controversial as the history she made.
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.
Genre: documentary.
Cast and crew Letters from Baghdad
AllCreators
- Directed bySabine Krayenbühl
- Directed byZeva Oelbaum
- MusicPaul Cantelon
- CinematographyPetr Hlinomaz
- CinematographyGary Clarke
Full cast and crew11 cast members, 11 crew
Cast:
- Tilda Swinton · Gertrude Bell (voice)
- Adam Astill · Sgt. Frank Stafford
- Tom Chadbon · Domnul
- Simon Chandler · David Hogarth
- Joanna David · Janet Courtney
- Anthony Edridge · A.T.
- Amed Hashimi · Suleiman Faidhi
- Andrew Havill · Percy Cox
- Michael Higgs · General Sir Gilbert Clayton
- Hayat Kamille · Mme. Jamil Zadeh
- Rose Leslie · Gertrude Bell (voice)
Crew:
- Tilda Swinton · Executive Producer
- Ruedi Gerber · Executive Producer
- Sabine Krayenbühl · Director
- Zeva Oelbaum · Director
- Zeva Oelbaum · Producer
- Paul Cantelon · Original Music Composer
- Petr Hlinomaz · Director of Photography
- Gary Clarke · Director of Photography
Trailer Letters from Baghdad
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Details Letters from Baghdad

- Premiere
- October 6, 2016, Lebanon
- First theatrical release
- April 21, 2017
- Release in the US
- June 2, 2017
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Missing in Action Films, Letters from Baghdad Ltd, Between the Rivers Productions
Frequently asked questions
How long is Letters from Baghdad?
1h 35m (95 minutes).
Who’s in Letters from Baghdad?
Tilda Swinton, Adam Astill, Tom Chadbon, Simon Chandler, Joanna David, Anthony Edridge, Amed Hashimi, Andrew Havill, Michael Higgs, and Hayat Kamille. Directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum.
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