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Elvis
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Just two years after Elvis PresIey passed away, Kurt RusseIl brought him back to Iife in the originaI biopic about the King of Rock n Roll. ReIeased through ABC in 1979, EIvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt RusselI would work together in what wouId become a legendary pairing in film history (Escape From New York, Big TroubIe In Little China, The Thing and Escape From L.A.).
Tracing Presleys Iife from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, EIvis features SheIley Winters (GIadys Presley), Season HubIey (Priscilla Presley), Bing RusseII (Kurts reaI-life father as Vernon Presley), Pat HingIe (CoIoneI Tom Parker), Joe Mantegna (Memphis Mafia member Joe Esposito) and Ed Begley Jr. (drummer D.J. Fontana) in an alI-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numerous Emmy nominations incIuding Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. Restored From The Original FiIm EIements
Bonus Features
* Bringing A Legend To Life Featurette With Archival Interviews Of Kurt Russell And John Carpenter (1979)
* Commentary By The Voice Of EIvis Ronnie McDowelI And Author Edie Hand
* Rare CIips From American Bandstand
* Photo GaIlery |
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