The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002)

5.2/10 52 min Documentary Music

Overview

"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in which Elvis Presley excited a whole nation as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the big television shows of the time. One highlight of this time periode was Elvis' 1960 combeback hosted by Frank Sinatra, which marked his first appearance on televison after his two-year stay in the army.

Cast

Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen

Self (archive footage)

Milton Berle

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Glen Campbell

Self

Dick Clark

Self

Ray Manzarek

Self

Wink Martindale

Self

Ed McMahon

Self

Scotty Moore

Self (archive footage)

Bill Black

Self (archive footage)

D.J. Fontana

Self

Perry Como

Self (archive footage)

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