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Overview
Release Date:
11 February 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
The King Lives On!Plot:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Nostalgic | Superstar | Mother Son Relationship | Rags To Riches | Elvis Presley moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Better Than Expected moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kurt Russell | ... | Elvis Presley |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Gladys Presley |
 | Bing Russell | ... | Vernon Presley |
| Robert Gray | ... | Red West |
| Season Hubley | ... | Priscilla Presley |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Colonel Tom Parker |
| Melody Anderson | ... | Bonnie |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | D J Fontana |
| James Canning | ... | Scotty Moore |
 | Charles Cyphers | ... | Sam Phillips |
| Peter Hobbs | ... | Jim Denny |
 | Les Lannom | ... | Sonny West |
 | Elliott Street | ... | Bill Black |
| Randy Gray | ... | Elvis as a boy |
| Will Jordan | ... | Ed Sullivan |
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150 min | West Germany:105 min (theatrical version) | UK:163 min (1988 video release)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Elvis Presley's father Vernon was played by Kurt Russell's father, Bing. moreFAQ
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This movie is one of those "WOW!" movies. Not because it's the greatest movie of all time, but because it surprised me. Not only was it a T.V. movie, but it was on Elvis. I can safely say as many impersonators as there are there was only one Elvis, but I can also safely say that Kurt Russel came extremely close to being the real thing. It was one of the greatest impersonations that I have ever seen. He had me believing that it was really him. I learned a lot about Elvis' life from watching this movie. And don't led the television part of it let you stray-it's actually a really fantastic film! And Kurt Russel could've been Elvis' twin :)