The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002 · 52m · N/A
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Eduardo Eguia Dibildox
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The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Overview
"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.
Director and cast
- Eduardo Eguia Dibildox Director
- Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)
- Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
- Steve Allen as Self (archive footage)
- Milton Berle as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra as Self (archive footage)
- Sammy Davis Jr. Cast
- Glen Campbell Cast
- Dick Clark Cast
- Ray Manzarek Cast
- Wink Martindale Cast
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