Summary
Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.Contents
Elvis on the sceneHometown hero
American dream
Memphis blues
Crossing color lines
Hated or hero?
Colonel
Better days
The money factor
Good American boy
Private Presley
Just an entertainer
"Rich man's world"
Engine troubles
Elvis the actor
Escaping fame
Don't call it a comeback
Vegas, baby!
Downward spiral
Going home
"Unchained melody."
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Presley, Elvis,
-- 1935-1977.
Singers -- United States -- Biography. Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography. Biographical films. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York] :Oscilloscope Laboratories,2018 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Independent lens (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Jarecki, Eugene,
film director, screenwriter. St. John, Christopher (Producer), film producer. Kuhn, David (Producer), film producer. Edgewood Way (Firm), production company. Charlotte Street Films, production company. Backup Media (Firm), production company. Ghost in the Machine (Firm), production company. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, production company. Bayerischer Rundfunk, production company. Independent Television Service, production company. Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), presenter, film distributor. |
| Other Contributors |
Cinematography, Etienne Sauret, Tom Bergmann ; original score, Robert Miller, Antony Genn, Martin Slattery ; edited by Simon Barker, Élia Gasull Balada, Alex Bingham, Laura Israel. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English With optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired. |
| Notes |
At head of title: Independent lens. "A co-production of Ghost in the Machine, Edgewood Way, Charlotte Street Films, Backup Studio, NDR, BR, and Independent Television Service (ITVS)"--End credits. Extra features: The King was here: short films produced by the King team tracing Elvis's path from New York to Nashville and beyond. New York : "Rich man's world (1%)" / by Immortal Technique ; Detroit : "Once upon a time" / by Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise ; Nashville : "Johnny, June, and Jesus" / by Emi Sunshine and the Rain ; "Danny Ray" / by Emi Sunshine ; Hollywood : "Sad, sad song" / by M. Ward. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 0; NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1, stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |