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6.8/10 • 124

1979-02-102h 48m

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The King lives on!

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Directors
John Carpenter
Writters
Anthony Lawrence
Editors
Anthony Lawrence, Ron Moler

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kurt Russell

    Kurt Russell

    Elvis Presley

  2. Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Gladys Presley

  3. Bing Russell

    Bing Russell

    Vernon Presley

  4. Robert Gray

    Robert Gray

    Red West

  5. Pat Hingle

    Pat Hingle

    Colonel Tom Parker

  6. Season Hubley

    Season Hubley

    Priscilla Presley

  7. Melody Anderson

    Melody Anderson

    Bonnie

  8. Ed Begley Jr.

    Ed Begley Jr.

    D.J. Fontana

  9. James Canning

    James Canning

    Scotty Moore

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Hadam10Rose

Mar 9, 2025

A more romanticized look at Elvis's life that took liberties with the story making the people who surrounded him look better than they were, especially Parker and his Parents. They also focused a little much on Elvis and Percila and really drove home who off the pairing was, with there being 10 years difference between them. Something the newer one didn't address. With her even still going to high school when they got together. Although the other one does them breaking up after Vegas and showed Elvis making his Xmas special, this one skipped all that and even had him being nervous about the show instead of excited. It also kind of showed Elvis in a bad light, with him being even more obsessed with his dead brother, who died at birth, then his mother was. They also made it look like joining the army was his idea when it was either that or go to jail for jay-riding on TV.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,100,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
rock 'n' rollrock starbiographysingingsuperstar