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Elvis

The King lives on!

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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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Budget

$2100000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

168 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

10 February 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

D.J. Fontana

James Canning

James Canning

Scotty Moore

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Sam Phillips

Peter Hobbs

Peter Hobbs

Jim Denny

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Sonny West

Elliott Street

Elliott Street

Bill Black

Will Jordan

Will Jordan

Ed Sullivan

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Joe Esposito

Galen Thompson

Galen Thompson

Hank Snow

Ellen Travolta

Ellen Travolta

Marion Keisker

Abi Young

Abi Young

Natalie Wood

Felicia Fenske

Felicia Fenske

Lisa Marie Presley

Randy Gray

Randy Gray

Elvis as a Boy

Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Grandma

Charlie Hodge

Charlie Hodge

Self

Nora Boland

Nora Boland

Teacher

Larry Geller

Larry Geller

Self

Jim Greenleaf

Jim Greenleaf

2nd Reporter

Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher

Nick Adams

Bill Erwin

Bill Erwin

Mario Gallo

Mario Gallo

Del Hinkley

Del Hinkley

Theodore Lehmann

Theodore Lehmann

Jack McCulloch

Jack McCulloch

Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

Paul Beaulieu

Ed Ruffalo

Ed Ruffalo

Ken Smolka

Ken Smolka

David Hunt Stafford

David Hunt Stafford

Dennis Stewart

Dennis Stewart

Dick Young

Dick Young

Christian Berrigan

Christian Berrigan

Ronnie McDowell

Ronnie McDowell

Elvis Presley (singing voice)

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