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The King

The King

The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.

2018 1h 47mDocumentary

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 31 votes

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Synopsis

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

The vibe

rock 'n' rollamerican dreamroad tripelectionmusic documentary

Behind it

Eugene JareckiEugene JareckiDirectorChristopher St. JohnWriterTaylor KraussCinematographyÉtienne SauretCinematographyChristopher FriersonCinematographyTom BergmannTom BergmannCinematography

Cast

Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinSelf
Tony BrownSelf
James CarvilleJames CarvilleSelf
Maggie CliffordMaggie CliffordSelf
Chuck DChuck DSelf
Radney FosterSelf
Patricia GainesSelf
Mary GauthierMary GauthierSelf
Emmylou HarrisEmmylou HarrisSelf
Ethan HawkeEthan HawkeSelf
John HiattJohn HiattSelf
George KleinSelf
Ashton KutcherAshton KutcherSelf
Greil MarcusSelf
Justin MerrickSelf
Mike MyersMike MyersSelf
Jerry SchillingJerry SchillingSelf
Earlice TaylorSelf

Director

Eugene Jarecki

Writers

Christopher St. John, Eugene Jarecki

Release date

22 Jun 2018

Runtime

1h 47m

Box office

$0.2M

Studio

Charlotte Street Films, Ghost in the Machine, Oscilloscope

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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