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Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Play trailer Poster for Elvis: That's the Way It Is PG Released Nov 11, 1970 1h 37m Documentary Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review Michael Thomson BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Stephen C The most musical 01 hour: and 37 minutes!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Tremendous! Bravo 👏 ELVIS!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Elvis’ concert in Las Vegas…ok. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/08/21 Full Review Debbie B It was wonderful to see Elvis on the big screen. It has been decades since I have seen him at the movies. Of course, the show was wonderful. I love his voice, no one can compare to him. It was great to see the celebrities who showed up for his performance in the film. I am also thankful to the theaters showing it. It meant so much to Elvis fans. Next we want to see Elvis on Tour!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/07/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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