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Elvis (1979)

6 | | Biography, Drama, Music | TV Movie 11 February 1979
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Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.

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Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.

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The King Lives On!

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The Jordanaires' name was misspelled in the films credits See more »

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Elvis's first gold record presented in 1956 features the 1968 RCA logo. See more »

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Referenced in Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) See more »

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The Ultimate Film Bio
19 December 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Kurt Russell IS Elvis, plain and simple. His dedication to this role resulted in what I think, is the best movie bio ever. If you're an Elvis fan, see it if you can.

The made-for-television film was made two years after Elvis' death.

One piece of advice, there are two versions - one at 180 minutes and one at 117 minutes. The only one to watch is the longer one. The shorter one has more than one hour of footage edited out. It just does not work because the scenes in it are often dependent on the scenes that were cut.

This masterpiece takes you from Elvis childhood through his emergence as entertainment's greatest star. Shelley Winters and Bing Russell (Kurt's real dad) are excellent as Elvis' parents. And Pat Hingle delivers a very competent Col. Tom Parker.

Long live the King!
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