This is Elvis ’1981 DISC 1 Theatrical Version: Never before released on Video + Additional Materials: Behind Graceland Gate
This is Elvis ’1981 DISC 1 Theatrical Version - Never before released on Video - in the new year in Digital Format. Additional Materials: Behind Graceland Gate. Elvis Presley Movie Trailer and Gallery.
Film in German and English.
FULL video here -
Completely different montage from This is Elvis 1983. They are essentially two different films. The fragments included in this film were not included in the 1983 version and vice versa.
The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.
Director: Andrew Solt & Malcolm Leo
Top cast:
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Scott
Elvis - Age 18
Paul Boensch III
Elvis - Age 10
Johnny Harra
Elvis - Age 42
Lawrence Koller
Vernon Presley
Rhonda Lyn
Priscilla Presley
Debbie Edge
Gladys Presley
Larry Raspberry
Dewey Phillips
Furry Lewis
Bluesman
Liz Robinson
Minnie Mae Presley
Dana MacKay
Elvis - Age 35
Knox Phillips
Sam Phillips
Cheryl Needham
Linda Thompson
Andrea Cyrill
Ginger Alden
Jerry Phillips
Bill Black
Emory Smith
Scotty Moore
Ral Donner
Elvis Presley - Narration(voice)
Joe Esposito
Self - Narration(voice)
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. His arrival on the national scene, in 1956, is highlighted by clips from “Stage Show“, “The Milton Berle Show“ and “The Ed Sullivan Show“. Scenes from several of his 33 films are highlighted including his screen debut in “Love Me Tender“ (1956) and the critically acclaimed “King “Creole“(1958), his last film prior to a 2 year hitch in the military. From 1960-68 he kept busy by making films and soundtrack albums, as well as some Gospel albums. After an absence of almost 9 years from live performing, Elvis returned in 1968 to do a TV Special titled “Elvis“ and in 1969 performed in Las Vegas for the first time since 1956. His Vegas appearances, along with his nationwide concert tours, continued for the remainder of his career. A clip from his 1973 TV Special, “Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii“, is featured. Telecast from Honolulu, it was the first concert to be televised live by satellite around the world. We also see footage from his last TV Special, “Elvis in Concert“, which was taken from his final 1977 tour.