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Letters from Baghdad

2017· 1h 35m

Documentary

Directed by Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum

6.7/ 10

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Where to watch

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

WETA+

WETA+

Overview

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.

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

Sir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson

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