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Elvis

Elvis

The King lives on!

19796.82h 48m

Overview

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

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by Anthony Lawrence
Produced by Anthony Lawrence
Box OfficeBudget: $2.1M0

Top Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Elvis Presley

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Gladys Presley

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Vernon Presley

Robert Gray

Robert Gray

Red West

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Colonel Tom Parker

Season Hubley

Season Hubley

Priscilla Presley

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Bonnie

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

D.J. Fontana

J

James Canning

Scotty Moore

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Sam Phillips

Themes & Keywords

rock 'n' rollrock starbiographysingingsuperstar

About Elvis

Elvis is a drama, music, tv movie, history film released in 1979 exploring themes of rock 'n' roll, rock star, biography, singing, superstar. Directed by John Carpenter, it stars Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell. This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

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