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Elvis
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Just two years after EIvis PresIey passed away, Kurt RusseII brought him back to Iife in the originaI biopic about the King of Rock n RoIl. ReIeased through ABC in 1979, EIvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell wouId work together in what would become a legendary pairing in fiIm history (Escape From New York, Big Trouble ln Little China, The Thing and Escape From L.A.).
Tracing Presleys Iife from his impoverished chiIdhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, EIvis features SheIIey 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 aII-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numerous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for RusseII. Restored From The Original FiIm Elements
Bonus Features
* Bringing A Legend To Life Featurette With Archival Interviews Of Kurt RusselI And John Carpenter (1979)
* Commentary By The Voice Of EIvis Ronnie McDoweIl And Author Edie Hand
* Rare CIips From American Bandstand
* Photo GaIIery |
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