Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018
TV-PG
3h 25m

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7.7/10

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A look at the development of Elvis' spellbinding artistry, from his early blues and country roots and influences through his seismic contributions to popular culture to his 1976 recording sessions at the Jungle Room in Graceland.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

2.8K

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Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Elvis Presley

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Steve Allen

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Ann-Margret

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Chet Atkins

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Chris Bearde

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Chuck Berry

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Steve Binder

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Bill Black

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Hal Blaine

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Mae Boren Axton

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David Briggs

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Tony Brown

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Nik Cohn

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James Cotton

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Floyd Cramer

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Arthur Crudup

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Michael Curtiz

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Bud Deckelman

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Director
- Thom Zimny
Writer
- Alan Light
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Trivia
In 2014, Priscilla Presley, the ex-wife of Elvis, began discussing (with the singer's close friend Jerry Schilling) the prospect of an honest telling of Elvis' story through his music.

Quotes
Bruce Springsteen: An artist like Elvis is, rather than pretending when he goes out on the stage, he's actually pretending when he's home to be normal. And when he goes out on stage at night, that's who he actually is."

Connections
Features Stage Show (1954)

I went into this an Elvis-skeptic and came out a sympathizer.

I'm not a huge Elvis fan, but the lovingly in-depth, full scope of this 2-part documentary got me closer. I of course knew about much of it (his days at Sun Studios, the unfulfilling Hollywood years, his "larger"-than-life Vegas swan song), but it shined a light on so many things I didn't know. The rock lifestyle didn't get him addicted to pills; the army did. His extreme stage fright after getting back to music. His entire relationship with malicious Tom Parker.