Movie: The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

Top 10 Billed Cast

Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Steve Allen
Steve Allen

Self (archive footage)

Milton Berle
Milton Berle

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell

Self

Dick Clark
Dick Clark

Self

Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek

Self

Wink Martindale
Wink Martindale

Self

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    "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.

  • Release Date

    2002-03-31

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    5.2

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    2.6 starts
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    English
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