Rent Elvis (1979)
3.5 of 5 from 73 ratings
2h 41min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Just two years after Elvis Presley passed away, Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock n Roll. Released through ABC in 1979, Elvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell would work together in what would become a legendary pairing in film history. Tracing Presleys life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, Elvis features Shelley Winters, Season Hubley, Bing Russell, Pat Hingle, Joe Mantegna and Ed Begley Jr.in an all-star supporting cast.
- Actors:
- Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray, Season Hubley, Pat Hingle, Melody Anderson, Ed Begley Jr., James Canning, Charles Cyphers, Peter Hobbs, Les Lannom, Elliott Street, Randy Gray, Will Jordan, Joe Mantegna, Galen Thompson, Ellen Travolta, Charlie Hodge, Christian Berrigan
- Directors:
- John Carpenter
- Producers:
- Anthony Lawrence
- Writers:
- Anthony Lawrence
- Studio:
- Fremantle
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Singer Biopics, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, Elvis Presley on Screen, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/08/2010
- Run Time:
- 161 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- "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 Erie Hand
- Rare Clips from American Bandstand
- Photo Gallery
