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Amelia

Amelia

20095.71h 51m

Overview

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Directed by Mira Nair
Written by Anna Hamilton Phelan, Susan Butler, Ronald Bass
Produced by Ted Waitt, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Kevin Hyman
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $19.6M

Top Cast

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Amelia Earhart

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

George Putnam

Aaron Abrams

Aaron Abrams

Slim Gordon

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Gene Vidal

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Fred Noonan

Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson

Bill Stultz

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Eleanor Roosevelt

Mia Wasikowska

Mia Wasikowska

Elinor Smith

Dylan Roberts

Dylan Roberts

Leo Bellarts

Scott Yaphe

Scott Yaphe

William Dalten

Themes & Keywords

airplaneflyingempowermentbiographymaneuveraviationdisappearancefemale pilotaviatorwoman directoramelia earhart1930s

About Amelia

Amelia is a adventure, drama, history film released in 2009 exploring themes of airplane, flying, empowerment, biography, maneuver, aviation. Directed by Mira Nair, it stars Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Aaron Abrams. A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

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