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.
Elvis (1979) is a drama, music, tv movie and history film directed by John Carpenter, released on February 10, 1979 with a runtime of 2h 48m. It stars Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell and Robert Gray. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 142 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Elvis.
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Kurt Russell
as Elvis Presley
Shelley Winters
as Gladys Presley
Bing Russell
as Vernon Presley
Robert Gray
as Red West
Pat Hingle
as Colonel Tom Parker
Season Hubley
as Priscilla Presley
Melody Anderson
as Bonnie
Ed Begley Jr.
as D.J. Fontana
James Canning
as Scotty Moore
Charles Cyphers
as Sam Phillips
Peter Hobbs
as Jim Denny
Les Lannom
as Sonny West
Directed by John Carpenter, written by Anthony Lawrence, produced by Anthony Lawrence.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 142 ratings.
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…
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The main cast of Elvis (1979) includes Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray and Pat Hingle. The film was directed by John Carpenter. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Elvis was released on February 10, 1979 and runs for 2h 48m.
Elvis (1979) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 142 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, music and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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