Elvis (1979)
Elvis is a 1979 drama movie directed by John Carpenter, with a running time of 2h 48m. It stars Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters and Bing Russell.
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley
- Shelley Winters as Gladys Presley
- Bing Russell as Vernon Presley
- Robert Gray as Red West
- Pat Hingle as Colonel Tom Parker
- Season Hubley as Priscilla Presley
- Melody Anderson as Bonnie
- Ed Begley Jr. as D.J. Fontana
- James Canning as Scotty Moore
- Charles Cyphers as Sam Phillips
- Peter Hobbs as Jim Denny
- Les Lannom as Sonny West