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Movie · 1981

This Is Elvis

Released 3 April 1981 More from 1981 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. This biographical docu-drama features rare footage of Elvis and dramatically recreated scenes from Elvis' life.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Groucho Marx
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Died aged 86, before release
Barbara Stanwyck
73
Richard Egan
as Vance Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)
59
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
55
Debra Paget
as Cathy Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)
47
Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Died aged 42, before release
Virginia Kiser
as Gladys Presley (voice)
41
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Died aged 40, before release
Ringo Starr
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
40
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
38
George Harrison
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
38
Priscilla Presley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
35
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
51years between the oldest and youngest billed
86Groucho Marx — oldest on the call sheet
35Priscilla Presley — youngest billed
50average age of the credited cast
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