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Amelia

Movie·2009·Adventure, Drama, History·1h 51m·5.7 (261)·Directed by Mira Nair

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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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Hilary SwankHilary SwankAmelia EarhartRichard GereRichard GereGeorge PutnamAaron AbramsAaron AbramsSlim GordonEwan McGregorEwan McGregorGene VidalChristopher EcclestonChristopher EcclestonFred NoonanJoe AndersonJoe AndersonBill StultzCherry JonesCherry JonesEleanor RooseveltMia WasikowskaMia WasikowskaElinor Smith

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