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Amelia (2009) -- 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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Director:
Mira Nair
Writers:
Ronald Bass (written by) and
Anna Hamilton Phelan (written by) ...
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Release Date:
23 October 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
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. | add synopsis
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Status:
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Status Updated:
3 March 2009
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Cast

 

Mia Wasikowska ... Elinor Smith

Ewan McGregor ... Gene Vidal

Hilary Swank ... Amelia Earhart

Christopher Eccleston ... Fred Noonan

Richard Gere ... George Putnam

Joe Anderson ... Bill Stultz

Aaron Abrams ... Slim Gordon

Marina Stone ... Socialite

Dylan Roberts ... Leo Bellarts

William Cuddy ... Gore Vidal

Gord Rand ... Sam Chapman

Scott Anderson ... Reporter

Duane Murray ... Cleveland Reporter
Jeremy Akerman ... Sergeant
Ryann Shane ... Young Amelia

Mark Caven ... Hilton Railey

James Byron ... Charlie
Sarah Kitz ... Mary
James Arnold ... Photographer
Corrine Koslo ... Amy Guest
Jeffrey Knight ... Commander Thompson
Paul Johnston ... Scott O Hara

Kristopher Anderson ... Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Danielle Bourgon ... 3rd Woman at Opera House (uncredited)

Krista Moore ... Entourage (uncredited)

Gharrett Patrick Paon ... Student (uncredited)

Denis Theriault ... Townsfolk Teen (uncredited)
Michelle Thorn ... Socialite (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mira Nair 
 
Writing credits
Ronald Bass (written by) (as Ron Bass) and
Anna Hamilton Phelan (written by)

Susan Butler (book "East to the Dawn")

Mary Lovell (book "The Sound of Wings")

Elgen Long (book "Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved")

Produced by
Ronald Bass .... executive producer
Don Carmody .... co-producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher .... producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr .... line producer
Kevin Hyman .... producer
Hilary Swank .... executive producer
Ted Waitt .... producer
 
Original Music by
Gabriel Yared 
 
Cinematography by
Stuart Dryburgh 
 
Film Editing by
Allyson C. Johnson 
 
Casting by
Avy Kaufman 
 
Production Design by
Stephanie Carroll 
 
Art Direction by
Nigel Churcher 
Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson 
 
Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim 
 
Costume Design by
Kasia Walicka-Maimone 
 
Makeup Department
Vivian Baker .... makeup artist: Hilary Swank
Karola Dirnberger .... key hair stylist
Rick Findlater .... personal hair stylist: Richard Gere
Cliona Furey .... wigmaker
Iantha Goldberg .... assistant makeup artist
Brian Hillard .... special makeup effects crew: Tinsley Transfers
Jim Macdonald .... hair daily
Anne Morgan .... hair stylist: Hilary Swank
Candice Ornstein .... assistant makeup department head
Yoichi Art Sakamoto .... prosthetic dental appliances: Hilary Swank
Jordan Samuel .... makeup department head
Jordan Samuel .... makeup designer
Sean Sansom .... prosthetic makeup artist
 
Production Management
Kelley Cribben .... post production supervisor
Margaret Harrison .... production manager: Nova Scotia
Shireen Hattingh .... unit production manager
Armand Leo .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek .... trainee assistant director
Jack Boem .... second assistant director
Derek Filiatrault .... second assistant director
Walter Gasparovic .... first assistant director
Patrick Murphy .... third assistant director
Jonathan Petersen .... second second assistant director
Tom Quinn .... first assistant director: second unit
Spiro Razatos .... second unit director
Tim Singh .... second assistant director: second unit
Marc Wolff .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Paul D. Austerberry .... visual consultant
Kenneth Berg .... assistant construction manager: South Africa
David G. Fremlin .... first assistant art director
Christopher Geggie .... property master
Robert Grani .... lead set dresser: NS crew
Hubert Hsu .... assistant art director
Jon Hunter .... first assistant art director
Sanford Kong .... concept illustrator
Matt Likely .... graphic designer: Halifax
Raymond MacDonald .... set dresser
Rob McCallum .... storyboard artist
Dan Owens .... set dresser
H. Nancy Pak .... art department coordinator
Brian Patrick .... assistant property master
Colin Paul .... set decoration buyer
Robert Shipman .... on-set dresser
Brendan Smithers .... construction coordinator: South Africa
Phillip Tellez .... construction coordinator
Alex Tellnow .... key metal fabricator
Kimberley Zaharko .... first assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong .... playback operator
Denis Bellingham .... boom operator
Drew Kunin .... sound mixer
Jason McFarling .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Aaron Dinsmore .... special effects assistant
Michael Innanen .... special effects technician
Tony Kenny .... special effects coordinator
Mark Lawton .... special effects foreman
Ian Locke .... special effects foreman
John Smith .... special effects assistant
Sophie Vertigan .... special effects on-set key
Lawrence Willett .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Mathieu Archambault .... digital compositor
Ioan Balcosi .... compositor
Sarah Barber .... visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Barb Benoit .... digital compositor
Dennis Berardi .... visual effects producer
Mike Borrett .... visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc.
Branden Bratuhin .... visual effects editor
Ayo Burgess .... lighting artist
Zac Campbell .... digital compositor
Andy Chan .... visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Ovidiu Cinazan .... sequence lead
Tommaso Corona .... digital compositor
Jeremy Dineen .... visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc
Amélie Dubois .... digital compositor
Danny Duchesneau .... compositor
Danny Duchesneau .... concept artist
Mike Duffy .... flame artist: Mr X Inc.
David Fix .... senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc
Tommy Gervais .... visual effects production assistant
Parth Ghatge .... visual effects artist
Matt Glover .... visual effects production assistant
Jason Gougeon .... digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Robert Greb .... digital compositor
Sushil Kalyanshetti .... visual effects artist
Dushyant Kashyap .... visual effects artist
Ara Khanikian .... digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Mike Kwan .... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Eric Lacroix .... digital artist
Isabelle Langlois .... digital effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Jackson Li .... digital artist
Claire McLachlan .... digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Jaideep Mohan .... digital compositor
Pete O'Connell .... visual effects artist
Duncan Orthner .... motion control operator
Hojin Park .... digital compositor
Rob Phillips .... visual effects production assistant
Vincent Poitras .... digital compositor: RodeoFX
Sebastien Proulx .... compositor
Sébastien Proulx .... compositor
Kevin Quatman .... lead compositor
Matt Ralph .... digital artist
Dominic Remane .... sequence lead
D'Ippolito Roberto .... digital compositor
Matt Schofield .... matte painter
Carolyn Shelby .... digital compositor
Ben Simons .... senior technical supervisor
Frederic St-Arnaud .... digital matte painter
Abu Thahir .... digital compositor
Sebastien Veilleux .... digital compositor
Armando Velazquez .... digital compositor
Clement Yip .... animator
Wojciech Zielinski .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Nick Alachiotis .... stunt performer
Shane Cardwell .... stunt driver
Brian Jagersky .... stunt rigger
Jamie Jones .... stunt performer
Jimmy Leeward .... stunt pilot
Steve Lucescu .... stunt coordinator
Christopher McGuire .... stunt double
Christopher McGuire .... stunt rigger
Edward A. Queffelec .... stunt rigger
Vanessa Reid .... stunt double
John Smith .... co-stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Jr. .... utility stunts
Jamie James Yungblut .... stunt double
Jamie James Yungblut .... stunt rigger
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Begin .... first assistant camera: NS crew
Brian Cassar .... second assistant camera
Robyn Clarke .... camera loader: NS Unit
François Daignault .... camera operator: "a" camera
Tim Davis .... video assist operator
Jacques Haitkin .... director of photography: second unit
Bill Hong .... camera car operator
Chris Howard .... gaffer
Alan G. Kelly .... camera trainee
Marek Krawczyk .... assistant rigging chief lighting technician
Ari Magder .... second assistant camera: second unit
John Marzano .... aerial director of photography
Christopher Raucamp .... first assistant camera
Jordan Schella .... daily lighting technican
Ronald Schlueter .... video assist
Will Semple .... daily electrician
Darren Spriet .... camera loader
Stephen Spurrell .... chief rigging gaffer
John Vrakking .... rigging grip
J. Glyn Williams .... aerial first assistant camera
Marc Wolff .... camera pilot
Ken Woroner .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Robin D. Cook .... casting: Canada
Lois J. Drabkin .... casting associate
Jason Fischman .... casting assistant
Zameret Kleiman .... extras casting
Noémi Westergard .... extras casting: Halifax
Leeba Zakharov .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Barrett .... costumer
Sylvie Bonniere .... seamstress
Ciara Brennan .... costume assistant
Bethana Briffett .... costumer
Cori Burchell .... assistant costume designer
Sabrina Calley .... costumer: Hilary Swank
Gillian Castle .... pattern maker/cutter
Kim Child .... costume supervisor
Katherine Dover .... costumer
Susana Gilboe .... key costumer
Loreen Lightfoot .... costume cutter
Abigail Metcalfe .... costumer
Victoria Rockwell .... costumer
Andre Schulz .... costumer: Richard Gere
Jennifer L. Soulages .... costumer
Robyn Williams .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Sue Len Quon .... first assistant editor
Cam McLauchlin .... assistant editor: avid dailies
David A. Smith .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Linda Cohen .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Aleck Duncan .... principal cast driver: Ewan McGregor
Emily Halfon .... transportation office coordinator
Dana Howes .... transportation coordinator
Dave Wilson .... picture car co-captain
 
Other crew
Gerry Alfonso .... payroll accountant
Drazen Baric .... assistant location manager
James F. Breithaupt .... production accountant
Billi Bruins .... production accountant
Matthew Budman .... production assistant
Pierre Buys .... unit manager
Janet Chandler .... payroll accountant
Kate Clark .... second assistant accountant
Kelley Cribben .... post-production supervisors
Ken Dhaliwal .... production legal
Joe Everett .... unit publicist
William Flower .... animal wrangler coordinator
William Flower .... marine co-coordinator
Melissa Girotti .... production coordinator
Cathy Grant .... local production
Rebecca Gray .... first assistant accountant
Duck Grossberg .... data manager
Roger Grunwald .... adr voice
Nadia Guglieri .... second script supervisor
Steve Holt .... on set medic
Aaron Horton .... travel coordinator
Sarah Jene .... assistant to executive producer
Grant Kilian .... production assistant: pre-production
Candace Kunderman .... assistant accountant
Dahla MacKenna .... educational supervisor
Jonathan Matthews .... location manager
Caitlin McFarland .... assistant to director: post-production
Christine McKeever .... assistant: producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher
Karly Meola .... assistant: v. madsen
Tim Monich .... dialect coach
Pete Nilson .... on-set caterer
Simon O'Connell .... aviation liason
Cailin O'Neil .... assistant production coordinator: Nova Scotia
Cailin O'Neil .... production assistant: Nova Scotia
Jillian Ordowich .... assistant production coordinator
Stacia Peters .... assistant to producer
John Rakich .... assistant location manager
Robin M. Reelis .... production supervisor: second unit
Simon Rhodes .... assistant production coordinator: South Africa
Sat Sidhu .... on-set tutor
Andy Stephens .... aerial operations manager
Alan Sutton .... fire protection & safety
Dave Tommasini .... helicopter pilot
Al Vrkljan .... armorer
Marc Wolff .... aerial coordinator
Farrah Yip .... production assistant
Jefferson Richard .... production consultant (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose .... adr loop group (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking.
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada more
Company:
AE Electra Productions more

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