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Elvis

Elvis

Drama · Music · TV Movie · 1979

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

Movie details

Elvis

“The King lives on!”

1979 Drama · Music · TV Movie 2h 48m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

5.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Carpenter

Written by

Anthony Lawrence

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Elvis Presley

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Gladys Presley

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Vernon Presley

Robert Gray

Robert Gray

Red West

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Colonel Tom Parker

Season Hubley

Season Hubley

Priscilla Presley

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Bonnie

Court is in session

Put Elvis on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.