Just two years after Elvis Presley died, Kurt Russell brought him back to life in the original biopic about the King of Rock n Roll. Broadcast on ABC in 1979, Elvis marked the first time director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell would work together in what would become a legendary pairing in film history (Escape From New York, Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing and Escape From L.A.) Tracing Presleys life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric to stardom to his triumphant return to Las Vegas, Elvis features Shelly Winters (Gladys Presley), Season Hubley (Priscilla Presley), Bing Russell (Kurts real-life father as Vernon Presley), Pat Hingle (Colonel Tom Parker), Joe Mantegna (Memphis Mafia member Joe Esposito) and Ed Bingler Jr. (drummer D.J. Fontana) in an all-star supporting cast for an effort that garnered numberous Emmy nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor for Russell. RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL FILM ELEMENTS.