Elvis (1979)

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The King lives on!

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

• Released: 1979-02-10
• Genres: TV Movie, Music, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 143 votes

Directed by John Carpenter.

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

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