Film Details

Coming to theriverside from : Friday 13th November 2009

Certificate : PG

Genre : Drama | Biography

Run Time : 1hour 51minutes

Director : Mira Nair

Writers : Ronald Bass ( written by )

  Anna Hamilton Phelan (written by)

Cast : Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor

  Christopher Eccleston

An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and continuing mystery comes to light in AMELIA, a vast, thrilling account of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

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 to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal. 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.