Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/23/09 Home Video 02/02/10 MPAA Rating Rated PG for some sexuality, language, thematic elements and smoking Running Time 2 hours Genre Drama Director Mira Nair Writer Ronald Bass, Anna Hamilton Phelan Cast Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures |
AMELIA (2009)
SYNOPSIS
Visionary. Lover. Dreamer. Fighter. Legend. Icon.
AMELIA.
An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and
continuing mystery comes to light in AMELIA, a vast,
thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia
Earhart (two time Academy Award® winner Hilary
Swank).
After becoming the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as
America's sweetheart - the legendary "goddess of
light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma.
Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in
flirting with danger and standing up as her own,
outspoken woman never changed. She was an
inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to
her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing
magnate George P. Putnam (Golden Globe® winner
Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot
Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). In the summer of 1937,
Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo
flight around the world that she and George both
anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome,
to become one of the most talked-about journeys in
history. --© Fox Searchlight
Visionary. Lover. Dreamer. Fighter. Legend. Icon.
AMELIA.
An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and
continuing mystery comes to light in AMELIA, a vast,
thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia
Earhart (two time Academy Award® winner Hilary
Swank).
After becoming the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic, Amelia was thrust into a new role as
America's sweetheart - the legendary "goddess of
light," known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma.
Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in
flirting with danger and standing up as her own,
outspoken woman never changed. She was an
inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to
her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing
magnate George P. Putnam (Golden Globe® winner
Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot
Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). In the summer of 1937,
Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo
flight around the world that she and George both
anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome,
to become one of the most talked-about journeys in
history. --© Fox Searchlight
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