The King

May 5, 2006

1h 45m

★ 6.0

The devil made me do it.

Overview

When Elvis Valderez is honourably discharge from the Navy, he heads to the small town of Corpus Christi in Texas. There he introduces himself to Pastor David Sandow, his long-lost father, soon becoming a stalwart member of the church.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

ContentFilm

Film4 Productions

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Cast

Elvis

Gael García Bernal

David

William Hurt

Malerie

Pell James

Paul

Paul Dano

Twyla

Laura Harring

Scoot

Derek Alvarado

Brothel Manager

Monica Peña

Bruno

Milo Addica

Old Man with Hungry Dog

Hudson Lee Long

Salesman

Cliff Stephens

Chairman

Marco Perella

Clown

Brady Coleman

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