Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Elvis - That's the Way It Is is the title of a film documentary about a concert series that gave Elvis Presley in August 1970 in Las Vegas.

Content

The film is divided into two portions of content. In the first part of the film is a half hour insight into the sample, first in Los Angeles, then in Las Vegas. Then for an hour pieces from the first six concerts of the Las Vegas guest performance are shown. The mood of the sample appears to have been loose and Presley was visibly happy to make music again. He wears normal clothes and unkempt hair typical of its period.

Presley appears to be at the peak of his artistic career as a live entertainer. He presents old and new songs that ranged from early rock 'n ' roll hits on worn ballads. The songs are played faster than they were recorded in the studio, and Presley shows his typical stage show with circling hips and karate inserts.

Again and again, the audience is shown, where many celebrities, including Cary Grant, Sammy Davis Jr. and George Hamilton were sitting. Just the ecstatic reaction of the female audience shows that Presley despite the years in Hollywood, where he gave no concerts, nothing had lost any of its impact on the live audience.

Reviews

" Documentary about the American show star Elvis Presley and his stint in Las Vegas. He is focused on the musician and singer Presley and waives any gossip. , The phenomenon can be experienced "

In 2000 was made by the film archivist and restaurateur Rick Schmidtlin a revision. In particular, interviews were replaced with concert-goers through more test shots. Furthermore, an improvement in image quality, and a digital mixing in 6- channel sound.

The restoration were the songs I Just Can not Help Believing, Sweet Caroline and the concert version of Bridge Over Troubled Water victim.

2007 appeared a new "Special Edition " with two DVDs of Elvis - That's The Way It Is DVD 1 is identical with the restored version, which was published in 2001. DVD 2 contains the theatrical version of Elvis - That's The Way It Is in 1970, and as extras later removed songs and outtakes.

Songs of the DVD version of 2001

Screen test

  • Mystery Train / Tiger Man
  • That's All Right
  • Little Sister / Get Back
  • Words
  • My Baby Left Me
  • Crying Time
  • Love Me
  • Twenty Days and Twenty Nights
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Cattle Call
  • Chime Bells
  • Santa Claus is Back in Town
  • Words
  • Mary in the Morning

Concert

  • That's All Right
  • I Got a Woman
  • Hound Dog
  • Heartbreak Hotel
  • Love Me Tender
  • I Can not Stop Loving You
  • Just Pretend
  • The Wonder of You
  • In the Ghetto
  • Patch It Up
  • Polk Salad Annie
  • One Night
  • Do not Be Cruel
  • Blue Suede Shoes
  • All Shook Up
  • You Do not Have to Say You Love Me
  • Suspicious Minds
  • Can not Help Falling in Love
1970 in film Denis Sanders Screenplay Film score Lucien Ballard Richard Davis (bassist) George Hamilton (actor) Hound Dog (song) Love Me Tender (song) Integrated Authority File
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