Amelia (2009)

Director:

Mira Nair

Writers:

Susan Butler (biography) &
Mary Lovell (biography) ...
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Genre:

Biography | Drama

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. |

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Status:

Filming

Comments:

Status Updated:

5 April 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Gene Vidal
Hilary Swank	...	Amelia Earhart
Richard Gere	...	George Putnam
Christopher Eccleston	...	Fred Noonan
Virginia Madsen	...	Dorothy Binney Putnam
Joe Anderson	...	Bill Stultz
Aaron Abrams	...	Slim Gordon
Mia Wasikowska	...	Elinor Smith
Scott Anderson	...	Reporter
Marina Stone
Dylan Roberts	...	Leo Bellarts
William Cuddy	...	Gore Vidal
Duane Murray	...	Cleveland Reporter
Corrine Koslo	...	Amy Guest
Gord Rand	...	Sam Chapman
Mark Caven	...	Hilton Railey
James Byron	...	Charlie
James Arnold	...	Photographer
Denis Theriault	...	Townsfolk Teen (uncredited)

Directed by
Mira Nair

Writing credits
Susan Butler		(biography) &
Mary Lovell		(biography) &
Elgen Long		(biography)
Ronald Bass		screenplay

Produced by
Ronald Bass	....	executive producer
Don Carmody	....	co-producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher	....	producer
Kevin Hyman	....	producer
Hilary Swank	....	executive producer
Ted Waitt	....	producer

Cinematography by
Stuart Dryburgh

Film Editing by
Allyson C. Johnson

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Stephanie Carroll

Art Direction by
Nigel Churcher

Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim

Costume Design by
Kasia Walicka-Maimone

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	makeup artist: Hilary Swank
Rick Findlater	....	personal hair stylist: Richard Gere
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
Margaret Harrison	....	production manager: Nova Scotia

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
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
David G. Fremlin	....	first assistant art director
Christopher Geggie	....	property master
Robert Grani	....	lead set dresser: NS crew
Hubert Hsu	....	assistant art director
Sanford Kong	....	concept illustrator
Matt Likely	....	graphic designer: Halifax
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
H. Nancy Pak	....	art department coordinator
Brian Patrick	....	assistant property master
Colin Paul	....	set decoration buyer
Robert Shipman	....	on-set dresser
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator
Alex Tellnow	....	key metal fabricator
Kimberley Zaharko	....	first assistant art director

Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	playback operator
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
Sophie Vertigan	....	special effects on-set key

Visual Effects by
Danny Duchesneau	....	concept artist
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 Stoneham Jr.	....	utility stunts
Jamie James Yungblut	....	stunt double
Jamie James Yungblut	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Cassar	....	second assistant camera
François Daignault	....	camera operator
Tim Davis	....	video assist operator
Jacques Haitkin	....	director of photography: second unit
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Alan G. Kelly	....	camera trainee
Marek Krawczyk	....	assistant rigging chief lighting technician
John Marzano	....	aerial director of photography
Christopher Raucamp	....	first assistant camera
Darren Spriet	....	camera loader
Stephen Spurrell	....	chief rigging gaffer
J. Glyn Williams	....	aerial first assistant camera
Ken Woroner	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate
Jason Fischman	....	casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Brennan	....	costume assistant
Cori Burchell	....	assistant costume designer
Sabrina Calley	....	costumer: Hilary Swank
Kim Child	....	costume supervisor
Katherine Dover	....	costumer
Susana Gilboe	....	key costumer
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Jennifer L. Soulages	....	costumer
Robyn Williams	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Cam McLauchlin	....	assistant editor: avid dailies

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
Matthew Budman	....	production assistant
Janet Chandler	....	payroll accountant
Kate Clark	....	second assistant accountant
Joe Everett	....	unit publicist
Melissa Girotti	....	production coordinator
Rebecca Gray	....	first assistant accountant
Nadia Guglieri	....	second script supervisor
Steve Holt	....	on set medic
Sarah Jene	....	assistant to executive producer
Jonathan Matthews	....	location manager
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Pete Nilson	....	on-set caterer
Cailin O'Neil	....	assistant production coordinator
Cailin O'Neil	....	production assistant
Jillian Ordowich	....	assistant production coordinator
John Rakich	....	assistant location manager
Simon Rhodes	....	assistant production coordinator: South Africa
Sat Sidhu	....	on-set tutor
Alan Sutton	....	fire protection & safety
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer
Marc Wolff	....	aerial coordinator

Production Companies

• AE Electra Productions
• Avalon Pictures
• Fox Searchlight Pictures

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Gentle Giant Studios
• Mr. X (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Avalon Pictures  funding
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

AE Electra Productions