The Red Elvis(2007)
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.
Movie: The Red Elvis
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Himself (archive footage)
Himself
Wiebke Reed
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A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.
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2007-02-13
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