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11 February 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
The King Lives On!Plot:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley. | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Powerful and poignant... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kurt Russell | ... | Elvis Presley |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Gladys Presley |
 | Bing Russell | ... | Vernon Presley |
| Robert Gray | ... | Red West |
| Season Hubley | ... | Priscilla Presley |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Colonel Tom Parker |
| Melody Anderson | ... | Bonnie |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | D J Fontana |
| James Canning | ... | Scotty Moore |
 | Charles Cyphers | ... | Sam Phillips |
| Peter Hobbs | ... | Jim Denny |
 | Les Lannom | ... | Sonny West |
 | Elliott Street | ... | Bill Black |
| Randy Gray | ... | Elvis as a boy |
| Will Jordan | ... | Ed Sullivan |
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150 min | UK:163 min (1988 video release) | West Germany:105 min (theatrical version)Country:
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Elvis Presley's father Vernon was played by Kurt Russell's father, Bing. moreFAQ
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Kurt Russell's chameleon-like performance, coupled with John Carpenter's flawless filmmaking, makes this one, without a doubt, one of the finest boob-tube bios ever aired. It holds up, too: the emotional foundation is strong enough that it'll never age; Carpenter has preserved for posterity the power and ultimate poignancy of the life of the one and only King of Rock and Roll. (I'd been a borderline Elvis fan most of my life, but it wasn't until I saw this mind-blowingly moving movie that I looked BEYOND the image at the man himself. It was quite a revelation.) ELVIS remains one of the top ten made-for-tv movies of all time.