22 Oct 2009
Amelia
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.
Expedition Amelia
Explorer Robert Ballard sets out to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance as he and a team of experts travel to the remote Pacific atoll named Nikumaroro in search of her final resting place.
Top Billed Cast
Amelia Earhart Self (archive footage)
Allison Janney Narrator (voice)
Robert D. Ballard Self
Fredrik T. Hiebert Self
Ric Gillespie Self
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