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'Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight' (also known as 'Amelia Earhart') is a 1994 American biographical television film directed by Yves Simoneau, written by Anna Sandor, and starring Diane Keaton, Rutger Hauer and Bruce Dern. The film is based on the 1987 book 'Amelia Earhart: A Biography' by Doris L. Rich, and depicts events in the life of Amelia Earhart, focusing on her final flight and disappearance in 1937, with her exploits in aviation and her marriage to publisher George P. Putnam being revealed in flashbacks. It aired on TNT on June 12, 1994.

Plot



In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight, albeit as a passenger. Her marriage to media tycoon George Palmer Putnam and a series of record-breaking flights propel her to international fame as a long-distance flyer. With help from a close friend and adviser, Paul Mantz, Earhart and her navigator, the hard-drinking Fred Noonan, undertake her longest flight ever: a round-the-world attempt in 1937. The airplane disappears, and a massive search effort is unsuccessful, but solidifies Earhart as an aviation icon.

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Production



Principal photography began on October 18, 1993, with studio work as well as location shooting in both California and Quebec.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/457708/Amelia-Earhart/misc-notes.html "Amelia Earhart (1976): Miscellaneous Notes."] ' Turner Classic Movies.' Retrieved: May 3, 2012. Although a Beech D18 was used, it was an adequate substitute for Earhart's famed Lockheed Model 10 Electra used in the circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937.Mikkelson, David and Barbara. [http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/casablanca.asp "The Plane Truth."] 'snopes.com,' 2012. Retrieved: May 3, 2012. Well-known race pilot Steve Hinton, president of the Planes of Fame Air Museum and owner of Fighter Rebuilders, flew for the film.Germain, Scott. [http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/articles/FighterRebuilders/FR.htm "Fighter Rebuilders."] 'warbirdaeropress.com,' 2006. Retrieved: May 4, 2012.[http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=president "President."] 'planesoffame.org.' Retrieved: May 4, 2012. The cockpit section of the Beech aircraft used (actually the US Navy variant, an SNB-5) is now on display at Lyon Air Museum in Orange County, California, as part of a hands-on education area.

Reception



Interest in the story of Amelia Earhart, especially with the release of 'Amelia' in 2009, led film reviewers to recall the earlier Earhart portrayals.[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/susan-clark/biography.html "About Susan Clark."] 'yahoo.com.' Retrieved: May 3, 2012. Rosalind Russell had played "an Earhart-esque flier in 1943's 'Flight for Freedom'" and Susan Clark starred in the 1976 film, 'Amelia Earhart'.King, Susan. [http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/25/entertainment/et-amelia25 "Amelia Earhart's soaring spirit."] 'Los Angeles Times,' May 25, 2009. Retrieved: May 3, 2012.Butler 1989, p. 416.

Following closely the contemporary Earhart biographies that had appeared, 'Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight' dramatized Earhart's final flight to the extent that more myth than fact comes through.Lovell 2009, p. 351.Goldstein and Dillon 1997, pp. 273274.Kennedy, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/26/books/she-was-betrayed-by-fame.html?src=pm "She was betrayed by fame."] 'The New York Times,' November 26, 1989. Retrieved: May 2, 2012. Reviews of the performances in 'Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight' were mixed, with some observers noting that the depictions were not true to the character of the historical figures that were portrayed.Tucker, Ken. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,302612,00.html "TV Review: Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)."] 'Entertainment Weekly,' June 10, 1994. Retrieved: May 3, 2012.Phillips, Joseph. [http://www.raretvondvd.com/?Page_ID=3610&id=6723 "Amelia Earhart - The Final Flight (1994) Diane Keaton."] ' 'Rare TV on DVD.' Retrieved: May 3, 2012.

Keaton's understated portrayal of Earhart resulted in nominations for a 1995 Golden Globe and a 1995 Emmy for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special, as well as a 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.McCallion, Bernadette. [http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/amelia-earhart-the-final-flight/ "Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight: Overview."] 'msn.com.' Retrieved: May 3, 2012. Editor Michael D. Ornstein won the 1995 CableACE Award for Editing while the production also garnered nominations for an American Society of Cinematographers, (ASC) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots and an Emmy nomination for Single Camera Editing in a Miniseries/Special for 1995.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18467/Amelia-Earhart-The-Final-Flight/awards.html "Awards for Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)."] ' Turner Classic Movies.' Retrieved: May 4, 2012.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109096/awards "Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) Awards."] 'imdb.' Retrieved: May 4, 2012.

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;Notes

;Bibliography

* Butler, Susan. 'East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart'. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1997. .

* Goldstein, Donald M. and Katherine V. Dillon. 'Amelia: The Centennial Biography of an Aviation Pioneer'. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2009, first edition 1997. .

* Lovell, Mary S. 'The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart'. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. .

* Rich, Doris L. 'Amelia Earhart: A Biography'. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. .


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