Elvis, il re del rock (1979)
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A Tupelo, nel Mississipi, un ragazzo canta mestamente accanto alla tomba di Jesse Garon Presley: siamo nel 1945 ed il giovane è Elvis, gemello del defunto. La morte di suo fratello segna il giovane Elvis e lo rende attaccatissimo alla madre, ma non gli impedisce di coltivare la sua passione per il canto. A Memphis, nel 1953, nel corso di una festa presso la scuola dove studia, si esibisce davanti al pubblico per amore della fidanzata Polly. Subito dopo il giovane Elvis prende contatto con Sam Philips, proprietario dell'etichetta discografica 'Sound Record' e gli chiede di incidere un disco da regalare a sua madre. Da lì inizia la travolgente carriera del re del rock che si concluderà con la morte, nell'agosto del 1977.
Direttore: John Carpenter
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Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley |
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Shelley Winters as Gladys Presley |
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Bing Russell as Vernon Presley |
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Robert Gray as Red West |
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Pat Hingle as Colonel Tom Parker |
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Season Hubley as Priscilla Presley |
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Melody Anderson as Bonnie |
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Ed Begley Jr. as D.J. Fontana |
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James Canning as Scotty Moore |
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Charles Cyphers as Sam Phillips |
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Peter Hobbs as Jim Denny |
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Les Lannom as Sonny West |
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Elliott Street as Bill Black |
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Will Jordan as Ed Sullivan |
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Joe Mantegna as Joe Esposito |
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Galen Thompson as Hank Snow |
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Ellen Travolta as Marion Keisker |
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Abi Young as Natalie Wood |
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Felicia Fenske as Lisa Marie Presley |
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Randy Gray as Elvis as a Boy |
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Meg Wyllie as Grandma |
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Charlie Hodge as Self |
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Nora Boland as Teacher |
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Larry Geller as Self |
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Jim Greenleaf as 2nd Reporter |
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Dennis Christopher as Nick Adams |
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Bill Erwin as |
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Mario Gallo as |
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Del Hinkley as |
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Theodore Lehmann as |
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Jack McCulloch as |
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Larry Pennell as Paul Beaulieu |
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Ed Ruffalo as |
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Ken Smolka as |
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David Hunt Stafford as |
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Dennis Stewart as |
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Dick Young as |
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Christian Berrigan as |
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Ronnie McDowell as Elvis Presley (singing voice) |
| Directing | John Carpenter | Director |
| Writing | Anthony Lawrence | Writer |
| Camera | Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Anthony Lawrence | Producer |
| Production | Joyce Selznick | Casting |
| Sound | Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Editing | Ron Moler | Editor |
| Production | Dick Clark | Executive Producer |
| Art | Bill Harp | Set Decoration |
| Art | Tracy Bousman | Art Direction |
| Art | James William Newport | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Mahoney | Costume Design |
| Production | James Ritz | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Grace | Costume Design |
| Crew | Linn Zuckerman | Craft Service |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marvin G. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Tony Bishop | Supervising Producer |
