The King

Documentary | 2019 | R. 1hr 47min
CAST: Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, James Carville, Chuck D., Emmylou Harris DIRECTOR: Eugene Jarecki

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Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.

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Reviews

Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki does something rather unusual with The King, which becomes something extraordinary and insightful.

Bruce DeMara, Toronto Star

The King presents a provocative exploration of the nation's soul.

Dann Gire, Chicago Daily Herald