King Creole Movie Review 1958

The King goes film noir as a teenager with a criminal record who becomes a successful pop singer in New Orleans but is threatened by his ties to crime, represented by Walter Matthau. One of the better Elvis films, based on Harold Robbins' "A Stone for Danny Fisher." Features Elvis's last film appearance before his service in the Army.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Elvisfilm, Books to Film: Harold Robbins, Teen Angst, Nightclubs, Martyred Pop Icons, Film Noir, Rock Stars on Film, New Orleans

Screenplay

Herbert Baker, Michael V. Gazzo

Cast

Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger, Dolores Hart, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart, Brian G. Hutton, Liliane Montevecchi, Jan Shepard, Jack Grinnage

Cinematography

Russell Harlan

Director

Michael Curtiz

Music

Walter Scharf

Producer

Paramount Pictures