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Elvis (miniseries) is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 8 may 2005 with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Elvis (miniseries) (2005)
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Add to a movie listElvis is a 2005 biographical CBS mini-series written by Patrick Sheane Duncan and directed by James Steven Sadwith. It chronicles the rise of American music icon Elvis Presley from his high school years to his international superstardom.
The cast includes Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Elvis, Rose McGowan as Ann-Margret, Randy Quaid as "Colonel" Tom Parker, Camryn Manheim as Gladys Presley, Robert Patrick as Vernon Presley, Tim Guinee as Sam Phillips, Jack Noseworthy as Steve Binder, Antonia Bernath as Priscilla Presley, Stuart Greer as Captain Beaulieu, Clay Steakley as Bill Black, Mark Adam as Scotty Moore, John Boyd West as Red West and Randy McDowell as Gene Smith.
Meyers won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance as Elvis Presley.
Synopsis
Naissance d'un véritable mythe de la musique: Elvis Presley. Vous saurez tout sur son histoire tumulteuse, de ses débuts modestes à son ascencion fulgurante. Cette biographie, rythmée par de véritables enregistrements de ses plus grands classiques, nous plonge dans les coulisses de la vie du King, de son règne absolu jusqu'aux prémices de sa mort prématurée dans un tourbillon de drogues et de gloire.Actors
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
(Elvis Presley)
Rose McGowan
(Ann-Margret)
Randy Quaid
('Colonel' Tom Parker)
Tim Guinee
(Sam Phillips)
Camryn Manheim
(Gladys Presley)
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