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User Rating:
6.9/10   803 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Anthony Lawrence (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 February 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The King Lives On!
Plot:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Powerful and poignant... more (16 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Elvis the Movie (USA) (informal title)
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Runtime:
150 min | UK:163 min (1988 video release) | West Germany:105 min (theatrical version)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In an interview director John Carpenter said that they had to glue Kurt Russell's ears back because they stuck too far out making him look less like Elvis. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Powerful and poignant..., 26 May 2002
10/10
Author: poe426 from USA

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.

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