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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: A number of Earhart enthusiasts, especially members of [[https://tighar.org/ TIGHAR]]--a historical society dedicated to finding whatever remains of Earhart (and other missing decedents like Music/GlennMiller for that matter)--have noted a lot of historical inaccuracies throughout the feature.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: A number of Earhart enthusiasts, especially members of [[https://tighar.org/ TIGHAR]]--a historical society dedicated to finding whatever remains of Earhart (and other missing decedents aircraft passengers like Music/GlennMiller for that matter)--have noted a lot of historical inaccuracies throughout the feature.



* CoolPlane: Of course, for a film about a famous aviatrix, this is a given.



* StockFootage: Real-world newsreels and photo collages from the period are shown in between scenes; the credits

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* StockFootage: Real-world newsreels and photo collages from the period are shown in between scenes; the credits sequence shows a photo montage of the real Earhart with a monologue from Hilary Swank in character as Amelia.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: A number of Earhart enthusiasts, especially members of [[https://tighar.org/ TIGHAR]]--a historical society dedicated to finding whatever remains of Earhart (and other missing decedents like Music/GlennMiller for that matter)--have noted a lot of historical inaccuracies throughout the feature.



* TheGreatDepression: Takes place during the 1930s, with it on the background.

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* ForegoneConclusion: Amelia and Fred lose their way as we all know.
* TheGreatDepression: Takes place during the 1930s, with it on though glimpses into Earhart's past exploits in the background.1920s are shown throughout.


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* InMediasRes: The film starts where Amelia is in the middle of her fateful trip.


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* StockFootage: Real-world newsreels and photo collages from the period are shown in between scenes; the credits
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* GoryDiscretionShot: After several minutes of increasingly tense attempts at communication between the Itasca and Amelia, we get a final shot of the ocean rushing up to the screen as her plane presumably crashes into the water.


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* ManlyTears: Noonan, Putnam, and the sailors on the Itasca are all clearly choking up during the final sequence as the situation gets more and more dire.

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A 2009 biographical Canadian-American film directed by Creator/MiraNair depicting Amelia Earhart's (Creator/HilarySwank) attempt to fly around the world and her eventual disappearance during the attempt.

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''Amelia'' is a
2009 biographical Canadian-American biographical film directed by Creator/MiraNair depicting Amelia Earhart's UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart's (Creator/HilarySwank) attempt to fly around the world and her eventual disappearance during the attempt.



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* TheThirties: Takes place during the 1930s.

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!Tropes !!Tropes for the film:
* TheThirties: Takes place during the 1930s.
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* TheGreatDepression: Takes place during the 1930s, with it on the background.
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A 2009 biographical Canadian-American film directed by Creator/MiraNair depicting Amelia Earhart's (Creator/HilarySwank) attempt to fly around the world and her eventual disappearance in the attempt.

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A 2009 biographical Canadian-American film directed by Creator/MiraNair depicting Amelia Earhart's (Creator/HilarySwank) attempt to fly around the world and her eventual disappearance in during the attempt.
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The film also stars Creator/RichardGere, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/ChristopherEccelston, and Creator/JoeAnderson.

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The film also stars Creator/RichardGere, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/ChristopherEccelston, Creator/ChristopherEccleston, and Creator/JoeAnderson.
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* PeriodPiece: Takes place in 1937, before Amelia's disappearance.

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* PeriodPiece: Takes place in 1937, before Amelia's disappearance.disappearance.
* SympatheticAdulterer: The reason Amelia is "sympathetic" is because she is obviously remorseful and goes back to her husband, who is willing to forgive.
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A 2009 biographical Canadian-American film directed by Creator/MiraNair depicting Amelia Earhart's (Creator/HilarySwank) attempt to fly around the world and her eventual disappearance in the attempt.

The film also stars Creator/RichardGere, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/ChristopherEccelston, and Creator/JoeAnderson.

It was released on October 23, 2009.

!Tropes for the film:
* TheThirties: Takes place during the 1930s.
* CharacterTitle: For Amelia Earhart.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart, pilot attempting to fly across the globe.
** George P. Putnam, Amelia's husband.
** Fred Noonan, Amelia's navigator.
** UsefulNotes/EleanorRoosevelt, First Lady of the United States.
* PeriodPiece: Takes place in 1937, before Amelia's disappearance.

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