This Is Elvis
1981 · Movie · PG · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · 79% critics
This documentary-drama traces the rise of a music icon through real performance clips, interviews, home footage, and recreated scenes. It blends concert energy with a personal look at fame, public reaction, and the pressures behind a larger-than-life career.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-04-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (35 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music biographies built around real footage and famous performances, especially if Elvis: That's the Way It Is or Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' worked for you; Not for you if reenactments pull you out.
Pros: rare performance footage; informative life overview; engaging music moments | Cons: uneven reenactments; dated style; mixed narration approach
Themes
- concert
- rock 'n' roll
- movie business
- recording contract
- biography
- music business
- live performance
- rock concert
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- JE
Joe Esposito
as Narrator (voice)
Linda Thompson
as Narrator (voice)
- DS
David Scott
as Elvis - Age 18
- PI
Paul Boensch III
as Elvis - Age 10
- DM
Dana MacKay
as Elvis - Age 35
- JH
Johnny Harra
as Elvis - Age 42
- LK
Lawrence Koller
as Vernon Presley
- RL
Rhonda Lyn
as Priscilla Presley
- DE
Debbie Edge
as Gladys Presley
Directed by Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt