ELVIS
‘56
AN AMERICAN FAMILY TRILOGY:
INTRODUCTION
AMERICAN FAMILY REVISITED:
THE LOUDS TEN YEARS LATER
LANCE LOUD! A DEATH IN AN
AMERICAN FAMILY
AN AMERICAN FAMILY TRILOGY:
INTRODUCTION
AMERICAN FAMILY REVISITED:
THE LOUDS TEN YEARS LATER
LANCE LOUD! A DEATH IN AN
AMERICAN FAMILY
1956 was Elvis Presley’s breakout year and this film takes you back to witness that seminal year when a 21-year-old country boy transformed into The King of Rock and Roll.
“Elvis ’56 is the best documentary ever made on Elvis Presley.”
— Rolling Stone magazine
Elvis ’56 was inspired by Alan Raymond’s discovery of the trove of intimate photographs by Alfred Wertheimer that immortalized a young man at the beginning his iconic journey. With exclusive rights to these rare photos, the Producers animated approximately 800 black and white still photographs to bring life to the story of that year.
The film chronicles rare early Elvis performances on The Dorsey Brothers Show, Milton Berle Show, Steve Allen Show and finally the Ed Sullivan Show that captures the early raw energy of 1950’s rock and roll. Also included are rare 8mm clips and audio interviews Presley gave that year as well as a scene from his debut Hollywood movie, “Love me Tender.”
The Video Vérité DVD Edition is the Original Director’s Cut that includes a previously lost kinescope recording of “Baby Let’s Play House” from The Dorsey Brothers Show, the opening performance of American Trilogy, and a very rare Hy Gardner interview with Elvis proclaiming his desire to pursue an acting career.
Narrated by Levon Helm
Streaming: 58 minutes; DVD: 61 minutes
Premiered at Sundance Film Festival 1987
© 2003–, VIDEO VÉRITÉ LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© 2003–, VIDEO VÉRITÉ LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.