Als die Teenagerin Priscilla Beaulieu (Cailee Spaeny) auf einer Party Elvis Presley kennenlernt, wird aus dem Mann, der bereits ein kometenhafter Rock 'n' Roll-Superstar ist, in privaten Momenten jemand völlig Unerwartetes: ein Verbündeter in der Einsamkeit, ein sanfter bester Freund und Priscillas erste große Liebe. Es entfaltet sich eine Geschichte von einem Stützpunkt der US-Armee in Deutschland bis nach Graceland Tennessee, über Liebe und Ruhm mit der eine bisher unsichtbare Seite des großen amerikanischen Mythos hinter Elvis und Priscillas turbulenter Ehe offenbart wird. Basiert auf Priscilla Beaulieu Presleys Memoiren „Elvis and Me“.
Neben Talent und seiner magischen Bühnenpräsenz verdankte es Elvis Presley auch den wichtigsten Menschen an seiner Seite, damit aus ihm der international erfolgreiche Superstar werden konnte, als den ihn die Welt noch heute kennt. Colonel Tom Parker, sein Manager, war einer davon, auch wenn ihre über 20 Jahre andauernde Beziehung nicht gerade von Harmonie geprägt war. Die komplexen Probleme zwischen den beiden Männern vor dem Hintergrund des kulturellen Wandels in Amerika spielten beim Aufstieg und Fall des „King of Rock'n'Roll“ eine wichtige Rolle. Doch die Hauptrolle im Leben des Stars spielte seine Frau – Priscilla Presley.
The making of Elvis Presley's famous live TV concert and the chaotic behind the scenes. It was the most-watched television event of the year with nearly half of the audience tuned in to watch Presley perform in his iconic black leather suit.
Elvis and Priscilla are one of the most famous celebrity couples of all time. But the story that lies beneath the glamorous facade is more toxic than what first meets the eye. Elvis has defined Pricilla's life. His comment that she was "young enough that he could train her any way he wanted", in the end, came true. Though their relationship was bound by true love, what were the conditions that let it flourish?
Diese Dokureihe gewährt durch Archivaufnahmen und Interviews mit Insidern Einblicke in das Leben, die Leidenschaft und das Leid der Musiklegende Elvis Presley.
In the last days of the life of Elvis Presley, he struggles to overcome the effects on his body and soul of prescription drug abuse and personal mistakes in his lifestyle. In flashback sequences similar to Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", Elvis is guided by a "Mysterious Man" to re-examine turning points in the life he has led. These reflections lead to recognition, realization, repentance, and ultimately ... redemption. -- based on true events
Elvis – That’s The Way It Is – The Complete Works is a mammoth project 38 years overdue. It’s a chronicle through audio, video and still photography of a special era in the life of the King of Rock and Roll.
The music of Elvis comes alive in All Shook Up. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. Lovers meet, woo, pursue, and more, all in one zany night that will change the town forever. All Shook Up is a rocking, heartwarming tale about following dreams, opening up to love, and the power of music.
The life, death, and resurrection of Elvis Presley, as he is transformed from man into product. Composed primarily of an illustrated biography filmed with a microscope camera.
Follows Elvis impersonator Eilert Pilarm on his last tour before retiring. Eilert has been obsessed with Elvis since he was a teenager and it has become a bigger and bigger part of his identity.
Two young Irish men are watching an old Elvis Presley movie in which a carnival cyclist performs an act called the Wall of Death. Transfixed, they decide to put together their own "Wall of Death."
Filmmakers Sam and Amy journey into rural Australia to explore how the legacy of an American legend has transmitted and warped itself over time, and across the globe, resulting in the 30th annual Parkes Elvis Festival.
Documentary about the theatre group Glada Hudik as they bring their musical about Elvis Presley to Stockholm for the first time.
The Possible Fog of Heaven is a consideration of the dimensionality of metaphysics and the metaphysics of dimensionality. Elvis speaks for the first time from the afterlife, describing in voice over and graphic text, his experience in Heaven. The Structure of the tape follows the King’s last prescription.