This Is Elvis (1981)
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. This biographical docu-drama features rare footage of Elvis and dramatically recreated scenes from Elvis' life.
- Released
- 1981-04-03
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Documentary
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 36 votes
Cast
- Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joe Esposito as Narrator (voice)
- Linda Thompson as Narrator (voice)
- David Scott as Elvis - Age 18
- Paul Boensch III as Elvis - Age 10
- Dana MacKay as Elvis - Age 35
- Johnny Harra as Elvis - Age 42
- Lawrence Koller as Vernon Presley
- Rhonda Lyn as Priscilla Presley
- Debbie Edge as Gladys Presley
- Larry Raspberry as Dewey Phillips
- Furry Lewis as Bluesman
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