The Red Elvis (2007)
"Der rote Elvis" (original title)

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

Director:

Leopold Grün

Writer:

Leopold Grün

Stars:

Dean Reed, Isabel Allende Bussi, Celino Bleiweiß

Cast

Credited cast:
Dean Reed	...	(archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Allende Bussi	...	Herself
Celino Bleiweiß	...	Himself
Renate Blume	...	Herself (archive footage)
Peter Boyles	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jennifer Dorn	...	Herself
Nils Düwell	...	Narrator (voice)
Susanne Kliemsch	...	Narrator (voice)
Egon Krenz	...	Himself
Maria Moese	...	Herself
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Himself
Wiebke Reed	...	Herself
Günter Reisch	...	Himself
Will Roberts	...	Himself

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

actor | political activist | rock singer | german democratic republic | reference to elvis presley

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English German Spanish Russian

Release Date:

2 August 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Red Elvis

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Our Love Will Always Be"
Written by Dean Reed
Copyright (c) by Beechwood Music Corp.

User Reviews

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