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Bookmark this pageThis Is Elvis (1981)
Director: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Documentary footage intercut with dramatic reconstructions. Easy to overlook the risible 'dramatised' inserts: a substantial proportion of the footage is for real, and it includes numerous gems. Shadow kinescopes of early TV appearances point an almost obscene contrast with the close-up coverage of Presley at the end, mumbling through the ironies of 'My Way'; while in between, such socialising agents as Sullivan, Sinatra, the US Army, and MGM are seen contributing to the taming of a legend.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
Producer: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
Cast: David Scott, Paul Boensch, Johnny Harra, Lawrence Koller full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 101 mins
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