Elvis

TV Movie
1979
2h 48m

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6.9/10

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Docudrama Biography Drama Music

Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,897

233

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
In an interview, director John Carpenter said that they had to glue Kurt Russell's ears back because they stuck too far out.

Goofs
Elvis Presley is shown at Fort Hood, TX, wearing insignia of the 3rd Armored Division and 32nd Armored Regiment. He didn't wear that insignia until he arrived in Germany, where the units were stationed.

Alternate versions
European theatrical cut ran for 120 minutes.

Connections
Featured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)

This movie is one of those "WOW!" movies. Not because it's the greatest movie of all time, but because it surprised me. Not only was it a T.V. movie, but it was on Elvis. I can safely say as many impersonators as there are there was only one Elvis, but I can also safely say that Kurt Russel came extremely close to being the real thing. It was one of the greatest impersonations that I have ever seen. He had me believing that it was really him. I learned a lot about Elvis' life from watching this movie. And don't led the television part of it let you stray-it's actually a really fantastic film! And Kurt Russel could've been Elvis' twin :)