In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.

Diane Keaton
as Amelia Earhart

Rutger Hauer
as Fred Noonan

Bruce Dern
as George Putnam

Paul Guilfoyle
as Paul Mantz

David Carpenter
as Harry Manning

Denis Arndt
as Joseph Laughlin

Diana Bellamy
as Mrs. Atkinson

Heather Lauren Olson
as Teenage Girl Fan

Don Bloomfield
as Sid Smith

Nancy Lenehan
as Radio Show Hostess