Elvis in Hollywood - 50's DVD 2000 / Directed by Frank Martin / Inside look at Elvis Presley's movie career of the 50's

UPC 743215077794

MADE IN Germany

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 5.1

TOTAL RUNTIME: 65 MINUTES

English Summary:

ELVIS IN HOLLYWOOD ...is a FASCINATING, INSIDE look at ELVIS' movie career of the 50's, featuring great performances from the films LOVE ME TENDER, LOVING YOU, JAILHOUSE ROCK & KING CREOLE...plus in-depth CANDID INTERVIEWS with his first manager and guitarist SCOTTY MOORE, Colonel Parker's assistant TRUDE FORSHER, songwriters JERRY LEIBER & MIKE STOLLER, long-time friend GEORGE KLEIN, girlfriend JUNE JUANICO & director HAL KANTER.

ELVIS IN HOLLYWOOD ...includes RARE NEVER-SEEN OUTTAKES, HOME MOVIES & PHOTOGRAPHS, offering a unique BEHIND THE SCENES -- view of the world's greatest entertainer during his early motion picture career.

Features many CLASSIC performances including JAILHOUSE ROCK /LOVE ME TENDER / LOVING YOU / BLUE SUEDE SHOES PARTY KING CREOLE I HEARTBREAK HOTEL I BABY I DON'T CARE and more

Executive Producers STUART A GOLDMAN & ADAM TAYLOR

Producer JERRY SCHILLING

Co-Producer/Director FRANK MARTIN

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.