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Elvis(Movie, 1979)

2h 30min | Genres: Drama, Music, TV Movie
ElvisRating: 3.4/5 (with 5151 votes)
Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film aired on ABC. It was directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley. It marked the first collaboration between Carpenter and Russell. After its success on television in the United States, a shorter re-edited version of Elvis was released theatrically throughout Europe and Australia. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television, and for three Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for Russell). ()
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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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ELVIS: THE MOVIE (1979) Theatrical Trailer(Trailer, 2:31)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/10/1979
Appearing Characters: Elvis Presley, Gladys Presley, Priscilla Presley, Vernon Elvis Presley, Red West, Colonel Tom Parker, Sam Phillips, Marion Keisker, Ed Sullivan, Joe Esposito, Jim Denny, D. J. Fontana, Scotty Moore, Bill Black, Charlie Hodge
Director: John Carpenter
Producer: Dick Clark
Screenwriter: Anthony Lawrence
Director of Photography: Donald M. Morgan
Composer: Joe Renzetti
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Elvis não morreu"
"Elvis - The King"
"Le roman d'Elvis"
"Elvis: The Movie"
Budget: 2,100,000 USD

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Other movies with this title: Elvis (1997), Elvis (AT, 2001), Elvis (IT, 2018), Elvis (AU/US, 2021), Elvis (AU/US, 2022)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:194239, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024