Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 7.4 · 78% critics
This documentary revisits a pivotal TV special that helped a legendary rock-and-roll star regain momentum after years of career drift. Through archival footage and reflections from people around the music world, it explores the pressure, the stakes, and the drive to get back to what he did best: perform live.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-11-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (57 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an inspiring, music-first comeback story with lots of archival moments and commentary; Not for you if you dislike talking-head interviews or want a deeper, broader biography like Quincy.
Pros: electrifying performance clips; strong comeback narrative; engaging interviews | Cons: familiar ground for fans; too many talking heads; limited backstage detail
Themes
- pop culture
- us army
- biography
- downfall
- archive footage
- old photograph
- 1960s
- old footage
- celebrity interview
- music documentary
- rock-and-roll
- testimony
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
Priscilla Presley
as Self
Darlene Love
as Self
Jerry Schilling
as Self
Bruce Springsteen
as Self
Billy Corgan
as Self
Conan O'Brien
as Self
Baz Luhrmann
as Self
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Jason Hehir