Der rote Elvis (2007)

Director:

Leopold Grün

Writer:

Leopold Grün (writer)

Release Date:

2 August 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973. |

Cast

Dean Reed	...	(archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Allende	...	Herself
Celino Bleiweiß	...	Himself
Renate Blume	...	Herself
Peter Boyles	...	Himself
Nils Düwell	...	Narrator (voice)
Egon Krenz	...	Himself
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Himself
Wiebke Reed	...	Herself
Günter Reisch	...	Himself
Will Roberts	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Red Elvis (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:90 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English | German | Spanish | Russian

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Died too young

The film has some interesting comments by people who knew Dean towards the end of his life. Could of used some input from those who knew him when he was younger. I contributed some e-mail comments but refused to appear in person because I could not determine what the underlying views of the producer and director was. I did not want to contribute to a hack job on my younger brother.

I think it was Churchill who said that people who are not liberal when they are young have no heart but those who are not conservative when they are old have no brain.

Dean was just beginning to learn how the real world works before he died. I am confident if he had lived as long as I have he would have realized the terrible results of collectivism. Dale