Letters from Baghdad
2017, English. Directed by Sabine Krayenbühl & Zeva Oelbaum.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Letters from Baghdad is streaming on PBS Documentaries and WETA+ in India.
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Cast & crew
- Sabine KrayenbühlDirector
- Zeva OelbaumDirector
- Tilda SwintonGertrude Bell (voice)
- Adam AstillSgt. Frank Stafford
- Tom ChadbonSir Valentine 'Domnul' Chirol
- Simon ChandlerDavid Hogarth
- Joanna DavidJanet Courtney
- Anthony EdridgeSir Arnold 'A.T.' Wilson
- Amed HashimiSuleiman Faidhi
- Andrew HavillSir Percy Cox
- Michael HiggsGeneral Sir Gilbert Clayton
- Hayat KamilleMme. Jamil Zadeh
- Rose LeslieYoung Gertrude Bell (voice)
Details
- Released
- 21 April 2017
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Letters from Baghdad runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Letters from Baghdad is streaming on PBS Documentaries and WETA+ in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Letters from Baghdad?
Letters from Baghdad (2017) was directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum and stars Tilda Swinton, Adam Astill, Tom Chadbon.