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: Drama, Music, TV Movie, History
- Runtime: 2h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 142 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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