The King

Jun 22, 2018

1h 47m

★ 6.4

The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.

Overview

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Charlotte Street Films

Ghost in the Machine

Oscilloscope

The King Trailers

Cast

Self

Alec Baldwin

Self

Tony Brown

Self

James Carville

Self

Maggie Clifford

Self

Chuck D

Self

Radney Foster

Self

Patricia Gaines

Self

Mary Gauthier

Self

Emmylou Harris

Self

Ethan Hawke

Self

John Hiatt

Self

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