Queen of the Desert vs Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.9/10 for Queen of the Desert). Queen of the Desert is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 16m. Seven Years in Tibet is the older of the two (1997 against 2015). Both are adventure, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Queen of the Desert posterQueen of the Desert2015 VS Seven Years in Tibet posterSeven Years in Tibet1997
Queen of the DesertSeven Years in Tibet
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 7.2/10
Year20151997
Length2h 8m2h 16m
GenresAdventure, Drama, HistoryAdventure, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorWerner HerzogJean-Jacques Annaud
Main castNicole Kidman, Jenny Agutter, Michael Jenn, James Franco, Robert PattinsonDavid Thewlis, Brad Pitt, Mako, Duncan Fraser, BD Wong

Synopsis

Queen of the Desert

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Seven Years in Tibet

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

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