Elvis

Theater date: 1979-02-10

Blu-ray release date: N/A

Rated: N/A

6.83 (IMDB)

Genre: DramaMusicTV MovieHistory

Language: en

Status: Released

Length: 2h 48min

Languages:

English

Description:

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Top Cast >

Kurt Russell

As Elvis Presley

Shelley Winters

As Gladys Presley

Bing Russell

As Vernon Presley

Robert Gray

As Red West

Pat Hingle

As Colonel Tom Parker

Season Hubley

As Priscilla Presley

Melody Anderson

As Bonnie

Ed Begley Jr.

As D.J. Fontana

James Canning

As Scotty Moore

Charles Cyphers

As Sam Phillips

Peter Hobbs

As Jim Denny

Les Lannom

As Sonny West

Elliott Street

As Bill Black

Will Jordan

As Ed Sullivan

Joe Mantegna

As Joe Esposito

Galen Thompson

As Hank Snow

Ellen Travolta

As Marion Keisker

Abi Young

As Natalie Wood

Felicia Fenske

As Lisa Marie Presley

Randy Gray

As Elvis as a Boy

Meg Wyllie

As Grandma

Charlie Hodge

As Self

Nora Boland

As Teacher

Larry Geller

As Self

Jim Greenleaf

As 2nd Reporter

Dennis Christopher

As Nick Adams

Bill Erwin

Mario Gallo

Del Hinkley

Theodore Lehmann

Jack McCulloch

Larry Pennell

As Paul Beaulieu

Ed Ruffalo

Ken Smolka

David Hunt Stafford

Dennis Stewart

Dick Young

Christian Berrigan

Ronnie McDowell

As Elvis Presley (singing voice)

Top Crew >

John Carpenter

Director

Anthony Lawrence

Writer, Producer

Joe Renzetti

Original Music Composer

Donald M. Morgan

Director of Photography

Christopher Holmes

Editor

Ron Moler

Editor

Joyce Selznick

Casting

Dick Clark

Executive Producer

James Ritz

Associate Producer

Tracy Bousman

Art Direction

James William Newport

Art Direction

Bill Harp

Set Decoration

Suzanne Grace

Costume Design

Richard Mahoney

Costume Design

Linn Zuckerman

Craft Service

Marvin G. Westmore

Makeup Artist

Willie D. Burton

Sound Mixer

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Effects Editor

Tony Bishop

Supervising Producer

Reviews:

Hadam10Rose

A more romanticized look at Elvis's life that took liberties with the story making the people who surrounded him look better than they were, especially Parker and his Parents. They also focused a little much on Elvis and Percila and really drove home who off the pairing was, with there being 10 years difference between them. Something the newer one didn't address. With her even still going to high school when they got together. Although the other one does them breaking up after Vegas and showed Elvis making his Xmas special, this one skipped all that and even had him being nervous about the show instead of excited. It also kind of showed Elvis in a bad light, with him being even more obsessed with his dead brother, who died at birth, then his mother was. They also made it look like joining the army was his idea when it was either that or go to jail for jay-riding on TV.

2025-03-09