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The King

The King (2017)

Documentary | United States, UK, Germany

Director: Eugene Jarecki

TG4 Ireland | Wednesday 10 August 2022 | 22:40

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Wednesday 10 August 2022 22:40

Rating: 6.8/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Writer: Christopher St. John, Eugene Jarecki

Producer: Roy Ackerman, Rosanne Cash

RUNTIME: 107 min

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