Directed by:
John CarpenterScreenplay:
Anthony LawrenceCinematography:
Donald M. MorganComposer:
Joe RenzettiCast:
Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray, Pat Hingle, Season Hubley, Abi Young, Melody Anderson, James Canning, Ed Begley Jr., Charles Cyphers (more)Plots(1)
Just two years after Elvis Presley died, Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Broadcast on 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 Presley's life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas Elvis features Shelley Winters (Gladys Presley), Season Hubley (Priscilla Presley), Bing Russell (Kurt's real-life father as Vernon Presley), Pat Hingle (Colonel Tom Parker), Joe Mantegna ("Memphis Mafia" member Joe Esposito) and Ed Begley Jr. (drummer D.J. Fontana) in an all-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numberous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Kurt Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683377_2b7cf3.jpg)
Kurt Russell
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Thing (1982)
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
![Shelley Winters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/015/163015971_c58f37.jpg)
Shelley Winters
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
An Average Little Man (1977)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
![Bing Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000132_f67b62.jpg)
Bing Russell
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Robert Gray
USA
Best movies:
Innerspace (1987)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
![Pat Hingle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271243_beb648.jpg)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
![Season Hubley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948864_d51796.jpg)
Season Hubley
USA
Best movies:
Hardcore (1979)
The Lolly-Madonna War (1973)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
![Abi Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/352/166352857_fc380e.jpg)
Abi Young
Best movies:
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
![Melody Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271319_73738e.jpg)
Melody Anderson
Canada
Best movies:
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993) (TV movie)
James Canning
USA
Best movies:
The Boys in Company C (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
The Fog (1980)
![Ed Begley Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270492_945be4.jpg)
Ed Begley Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Hardcore (1979)
![Charles Cyphers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277137_45af8a.jpg)
Charles Cyphers
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Coming Home (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Will Jordan
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
![Joe Mantegna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532773_36686e.png)
Joe Mantegna
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
![Ellen Travolta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/332/166332722_4cb9b9.jpg)
Ellen Travolta
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Detour (1998)
![Dennis Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/766/163766153_8d03dc.jpg)
Dennis Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Cop (1988)
![Meg Wyllie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279865_c4e085.jpg)
Meg Wyllie
USA
Best movies:
Vanishing Point (1971)
Marnie (1964)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
![Jimmy Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656139_caabd3.jpg)
Jimmy Williams
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Blue Collar (1978)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
![Les Lannom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/942/162942273_fabafd.jpg)
Les Lannom
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Silkwood (1983)
![Larry Pennell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/134/160134189_accdbc.jpg)
Larry Pennell
USA
Best movies:
The Court Jester (1955)
Midway (1976)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV movie)
Galen Thompson
USA
Best movies:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
The Evil (1978)