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Elvis: That's the Way It Is

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Elvis: That's the Way It Is

PG

Released Nov 11, 1970

1h 37m

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Music

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Clips show Elvis Presley backstage, in rehearsal, and on the road before his 1970 Las Vegas opening night.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Off-hand spontaneous moments... really capture just how drenched he was in talent and dedicated to his craft.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2020

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Michael Thomson

BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Apr 17, 2001

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Elvis: That's the Way It Is is a concert film and nothing more than that. If you're expecting to learn anything new about him, you won't find it here. But as far as films showing The King in his element, it doesn't get much better than this.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 1, 2022

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

While it might not hold the same place in the canon as fellow 1970 rockumentaries Woodstock and Gimme Shelter ...or the earlier Monterey Pop!, it's nevertheless a worthy precursor to the unstoppable stream of movies about performers in their element.

Dec 3, 2020

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Allie Loukas

Battle Royale With Cheese

At the risk of sounding cheesy, I tip my hat to the original filmmaker, the late Denis Sanders, and think I speak for all of us when I say "thank you, thank you very much."

Aug 21, 2020

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The film was somewhat radically reworked for a TCM special edition; the original is like an old-school monster movie that teases the audience before finally giving fans the spectacle they crave -- Elvis, tearing down the house in all his jumpsuited glory.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 4, 2014

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Daniel

It’s Elvis…..What’s not to love!! It makes you feel like your at the show.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/23

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Yakking With F

Elvis: That's the Way It Is I have the dvd

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Tyler S

I mean, it's one of the best documentaries I've seen. As an Elvis fan, I loved seeing this behind the scenes footage of Elvis leading up to some of his greatest performances in Vegas.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Audience Member

Tremendous! Bravo 👏 ELVIS!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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brian j

The best movie about the best entertainer of all time! A 1970 Documentary captures Elvis backstage and On Stage during his August 1970 Las Vegas Shows.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Elvis’ concert in Las Vegas…ok.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/08/21

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Synopsis

Clips show Elvis Presley backstage, in rehearsal, and on the road before his 1970 Las Vegas opening night.

Director: Denis Sanders
Producer: Dale Hutchinson, Rick Schmidlin, Herbert F. Solow
Distributor: Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 37m

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