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Director John Carpenter teams up for the first time with his favourite actor, Kurt Russell, in this biography of Elvis Aaron Presley. Beginning with his humble beginnings as a country boy without a father, the film chronicles Elvis's journey to the height fame, his Las Vegas comeback, and his eventual death. The details of the King's life are dealt with in a sensitive, honest manner, focusing on both the success and the failure with equal weight.Product Identifiers
EAN5030697018601
eBay Product ID (ePID)102217283
Product Key Features
ActorShelley Winters, Kurt Russell, Bing Russell, Joe Mantegna, Pat Hingle, Season Hubley
Film/TV TitleElvis-A John Carpenter Film
DirectorJohn Carpenter
Release Year2010
Features'Bringing a Legend to Life' featurette with archival interviews of Kurt Russell and John Carpenter (1979) \Commentary by 'the voice of Elvis' Ronnie McDowell and author Edie Hand \Rare clips from American Bandstand \Photo gallery \Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. \Restored \This set contains postcards \English HOH subtitles on the feature only
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
CertificateU
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationDirector John Carpenter teams up for the first time with his favourite actor, Kurt Russell, in this biography of Elvis Aaron Presley. Beginning with his humble beginnings as a country boy without a father, the film chronicles Elvis's journey to the height fame, his Las Vegas comeback, and his eventual death. The details of the King's life are dealt with in a sensitive, honest manner, focusing on both the success and the failure with equal weight. The personal tragedies of his family life give insight into the most famous entertainer of the twentieth century, and Russell delivers a layered, fully developed performance as Elvis Presley. John Carpenter shows he has the skills to tell a story that deals with universal human issues without exploiting the characters or the story, talents he further developed in his later films such as STARMAN and THE THING. The director does not hesitate to tackle the more difficult topics in Elvis's life, like drug use and the decline of his career, and ELVIS-THE MOVIE is all the better for it. A milestone in the development of John Carpenter as a master filmmaker.
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleElvis - A John Carpenter Film
Consumer AdviceContains no material likely to offend or harm