France / May 20, 2017 / Cannes Film Festival
The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mary Gauthier | Self |
| Emmylou Harris | Self |
| Ethan Hawke | Self |
| John Hiatt | Self |
| George Klein | Self |
| Ashton Kutcher | Self |
| Greil Marcus | Self |
| Justin Merrick | Self |
| Mike Myers | Self |
| Jerry Schilling | Self |
| Earlice Taylor | Self |
| Immortal Technique | Self |
| Linda Thompson | Self |
| M. Ward | Self |
| Leo 'Bud' Welch | Self |
| Kat Wright | Self |
| Rosanne Cash | Self |
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| Linda Thompson | Self |
| Bernie Sanders | Self |
| EmiSunshine | Self |
| Scotty Moore | Self |
| Elvis Presley | Self (archive footage) |
| Tom Parker | Self (archive footage) |
| Gladys Presley | Self (archive footage) |
| Priscilla Presley | Self (archive footage) |
| John Lennon | Self (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The King |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Charlotte Street Films, Ghost in the Machine, Oscilloscope |
| Official site | theking.film |
| Release date | 22 giugno 2018 |
| Executive producer | Steven Soderbergh, David Atlan Jackson, Rosanne Cash, Joel Thibout |
| Production | Christopher St. John, Georgina Hills, Christopher Frierson, Eugene Jarecki, David Kuhn, Manuel Chiche |
| Writer | Christopher St. John, Eugene Jarecki |
| Editing | Laura Israel, Simon Barker, Alex Bingham, Èlia Gasull Balada, Francesca Kustra |
| Cinematography | Taylor Krauss, Étienne Sauret, Christopher Frierson, Tom Bergmann, Francesca Kustra |
| Assistant directors | Eugene Jarecki |
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| Camera operators | Taylor Krauss, Francesca Kustra, Étienne Sauret, Christopher Frierson, Tom Bergmann |
| Additional photography | Francesca Kustra, Taylor Krauss, Étienne Sauret, Christopher Frierson, Tom Bergmann |
| Music | Robert Miller, Martin Slattery, Antony Genn, Eliott Taylor |
| Sound | Eliott Taylor, Robert Miller, Martin Slattery, Antony Genn |
| Revenue | 162.589 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Jun 22, 2018 / R
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Aug 24, 2018
Digital
Switzerland / Sep 28, 2017 / 16
Austria / Jun 29, 2018 / 6
Ireland / Aug 24, 2018 / 15
United States / Sep 18, 2018
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France / Nov 25, 2018 / U / VOD
South Korea / Sep 28, 2021 / 12
TV
Netherlands / Jun 22, 2018 / 9
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