This Is Elvis (2-Disc)

The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations.
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Format:  DVD-R  (2 Discs)
item number:  6RXQW
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DVD-R Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: December 11, 2018
  • Originally Released: 1981
  • Label: Warner Archives

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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Entertainment Reviews:

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 71
The 1981 documentary begins with awkward recreations of Elvis' early life but soon turns into an excellent introductory portrait of the country boy turned rock and roll phenomenon... Full Review
MSN.com
Aug 14, 2007
Although the film resembles a child's drawing of a life, it is enlivened by the use of documentary material which, if it does nothing else, at least recreates that era When 'rock-and-roll' was seen as the harbinger of things to come. Full Review
The Spectator
Mar 29, 2018
Rating: 5/5 -- Fine documentary/showcase of the King.
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
Nov 9, 2006
Unlike previous documentaries, this one focuses on the star's life more than his music and gives the best hints yet of why Presley's skyrocket ride to stardom led him to self-destruct. Full Review
Associated Press
Oct 25, 2018
Rating: 3.5/4 -- The movie's lesson is brutal, sad, and inescapable: Elvis Presley was a man who gave joy to a great many people but felt very little of his own, because he became addicted and stayed addicted until the day it killed him. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 24, 2004
The biggest issue with This Is Elvis is that it reduces the life of a singer who has become a myth to four biographical facts. [Full Review in Spanish] Full Review
El Pais (Spain)
Aug 21, 2019
Rating: B -- One of the better docus about Elvis Presley
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jul 20, 2005

Description by OLDIES.com:

Elvis Presley wrote musical history across his 24-year career. Now his "authorized biography" unfolds in this exploration of a life that impacted the world like no other's.
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Warner Archive Collection

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  • Sales Rank: 35,508
  • UPC: 888574775049
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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