Elvis

Elvis

Year: 1979

Runtime: 168 mins

Language: English

Director: John Carpenter

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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.

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