After I got cast I started researching and there are certain things you can’t do as I’m just not physically the same so I had to invent it a little bit, and it’s a small part as well. Kidman, who plays the main role is wondering what that kid has to do in a place like this, and an archeologist tells her that this kid has a PhD.' Pattinson talking about portraying Lawrence, said that 'It’s sort of close to the real guy, it’s certainly not Lawrence of Arabia-like, at the same time the guy was really small and I’m not physically kind of right for the part, but I think I have quite a good little handle of who he is. He plays Lawrence of Arabia, but at the age of 22, on an archeological site. On casting Pattinson in the film, Herzog said that ' I needed an englishman who still looks like a schoolboy but which is very smart. Lawrence and Charles Doughty-Wylie, respectively. Robert Pattinson and Damian Lewis joined the cast of the film as T. She went out to the desert with the Bedouin and all the different tribes that were feuding at the turn of the 20th century.' Jude Law was initially cast in the role of Henry Cadogan but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by James Franco. She was English, and basically defined the borders between Iraq and Jordan that exist today, borders that she negotiated between Churchill and different Arab leaders. Kidman, talking about her role, said, 'She's the female Lawrence of Arabia. Talking about casting difficulties and delay in shooting of the film, Herzog said, 'There are some actors I’d very much like to be in the film and it’s problematic to get them in the same place at the same time.' Naomi Watts was originally cast in the role of Gertrude Bell but was later replaced by Nicole Kidman. Sophie Linfield as Judith Doughty-Wylie.Christopher Fulford as Winston Churchill.For the remainder of her life Gertrude Bell completely devotes herself to exploring and writing about the Near East and her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Devastated, Henry dies by suicide, unable to renounce his true love. However, their romance does not last long as her parents consider the young man a poor matrimonial choice for their daughter and forbid the marriage. There the young lady not only encounters the Near East but also falls in love with an embassy employee, Henry Cadogan. Aspiring to some usefulness in her life, Gertrude decides to join her uncle, who occupies a high diplomatic position in Tehran. Balls, receptions, and a life of privilege bring her only boredom. Gertrude Bell, a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was also a major financial disappointment, grossing $2 million against a $36 million production budget. It had a theatrical release in Germany on September 3, 2015. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and had its premiere on February 6, 2015. After going through many delays and casting problems, production finally took place from December 2013 to March 2014 in Algeria, Jordan and England. The film stars Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis and Robert Pattinson. It was Herzog's first feature film in six years after his 2009 film My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? The film follows Bell's life chronologically, from her early twenties until her death. Queen of the Desert is a 2015 American epic biographical drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and is based on the life of British traveller, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer and political officer Gertrude Bell.

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