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Elvis 1979 Directed by John Carpenter

The King lives on!

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History , Music , TV Movie
Production Company Dick Clark Productions
Budget $2,100,000
Release Date 10 February 1979
168 mins
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)
Crew
Director
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Writer
Anthony Lawrence
Anthony Lawrence
Producers
Anthony Lawrence
Anthony Lawrence
Tony Bishop
Tony Bishop
Executive Producer
Dick Clark
Dick Clark
Cinematography
Donald M. Morgan
Donald M. Morgan
Composer
Joe Renzetti
Joe Renzetti
Editors
Christopher Holmes
Christopher Holmes
Ron Moler
Ron Moler
Sound
Willie D. Burton
Willie D. Burton
Stephen Hunter Flick
Stephen Hunter Flick
Art Direction
Tracy Bousman
Tracy Bousman
James William Newport
James William Newport
Set Decoration
Bill Harp
Bill Harp
Costume Design
Richard Mahoney
Richard Mahoney
Suzanne Grace
Suzanne Grace
Makeup Artist
Marvin G. Westmore
Marvin G. Westmore
Casting
Joyce Selznick
Joyce Selznick