Queen of the Desert
The film tells the story of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) who, as historian, novelist and member of the British secret service, played a decisive role around 1920 in setting the course for the new political order in the Middle East. As an educated young woman, for whom no suitable husband can be found in England, she journeys to Tehran. After a tragic love affair with diplomat and inveterate gambler Henry Cadogan, she decides to give up on her private life and discover the region as an explorer. Before the backdrop of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire she learns languages, translates literature, meets with Muslim dignitaries in Cairo, Basra and Baghdad and earns their trust through her pluck and respect. Predestined to be a mediator between the Orient and the British Empire, she contributes to defining the new borders in the region after the First World War. And then love enters her life once again.
Werner Herzog uses the vast desert landscapes to depict the architecture of his characters' souls. A panoramic epic about the woman who has gone down in history as 'the female Lawrence of Arabia'.
Source: 65. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Gertrude Bell
- Henry Cadogan
- T. E. Lawrence
- Charles Doughty-Wylie
- Fattuh
- Florence Lascelles
- Sir Hugh Bell
- Florence Bell
- Sir Frank Lascelles
- Tante Lascelles
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Camera operator
Lighting design
Production design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound
Casting
Music
Cast
- Gertrude Bell
- Henry Cadogan
- T. E. Lawrence
- Charles Doughty-Wylie
- Fattuh
- Florence Lascelles
- Sir Hugh Bell
- Florence Bell
- Sir Frank Lascelles
- Tante Lascelles
- Winston Churchill
- Judith Doughty-Wylie
- Abdullah
- Fatima
- Scheich
Production company
Producer
Executive producer
Unit production manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 12.01.2014 - 16.06.2014: Marokko
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.08.2015, 153864, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 06.02.2015, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 03.09.2015
Titles
- Originaltitel (US) Queen of the Desert
- Weiterer Titel (DE) Königin der Wüste
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 25.08.2015, 153864, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 06.02.2015, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 03.09.2015