Expedition Amelia

Oct 20, 2019

1h 35m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

National Geographic

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Amelia Earhart

Narrator (voice)

Allison Janney

Self

Robert D. Ballard

Self

Fredrik T. Hiebert

Self

Ric Gillespie

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