Amelia (film)

Not to be confused with the 2001 French romantic comedy film Amélie or the 2001 Brazilian film Amélia.
Amelia
Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart standing alone on the runway with her back turned wearing a flight suit and an aircraft filling the background
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMira Nair
Screenplay byRonald Bass
Anna Hamilton Phelan
Based onEast to the Dawn
by Susan Butler
The Sound of Wings
by Mary S. Lovell
Produced byTed Waitt
Kevin Hyman
Lydia Dean Pilcher
StarringHilary Swank
Richard Gere
Ewan McGregor
Christopher Eccleston
Joe Anderson
CinematographyStuart Dryburgh
Edited byAllyson C. Johnson
Lee Percy
Music byGabriel Yared
Production
companies
Mirabai Films
2S Films
Avalon Pictures
AE Electra Productions
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
Running time
111 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million
Box office$19.6 million[1]

Amelia is a 2009 biographical film about the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. The film stars Hilary Swank as Earhart, and co-stars Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Joe Anderson. The film was directed by Mira Nair and based on The Sound of Wings by Mary S. Lovell.[2] The film received predominantly negative reviews, with critics polarized over the performances and criticizing the film's story. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $19.6 million against a budget of $40 million.

  1. ^ "Amelia." Box Office Mojo, January 10, 2010.
  2. ^ Fleming, Michael. "Hilary Swank to play Amelia Earhart". Variety, February 7, 2008. Retrieved: October 8, 2008.