Television special featuring Elvis Presley's last tour before his death.Television special featuring Elvis Presley's last tour before his death.Television special featuring Elvis Presley's last tour before his death.
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Ginger Alden
- Self
- (as Ginger)
Estell Brown
- Self
- (uncredited)
James Burton
- Self
- (uncredited)
Joe Esposito
- Self
- (uncredited)
Joe Guercio
- Self
- (uncredited)
Charlie Hodge
- Self - Stage Assistant
- (uncredited)
- …
Ed Parker
- Self - Elvis Presley Bodyguard
- (uncredited)
Jerry Scheff
- Self
- (uncredited)
Sylvia Shemmell
- Self
- (uncredited)
Myrna Smith
- Self
- (uncredited)
J.D. Sumner
- Self
- (uncredited)
Ronnie Tutt
- Self
- (uncredited)
Kathy Westmoreland
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaElvis Presley's third and final television special was the most-watched program in the U.S. when it was broadcast, seven weeks and six days after his death. CBS rebroadcast it in spring 1978, and it hasn't been shown since. It is his only special that remains unavailable on home video.
- GoofsThe special was promoted as "Highlights from Elvis' last two concerts" but they were not his last two concerts.
- Quotes
Elvis Presley: [last words from Elvis on the concert before closing song] 'Til we meet you again. May God bless you. Adios.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Is Elvis (1981)
Featured review
A historic moment
CBS filmed two shows (19th and 21st June). The first was not very good, caused by drugs and stage fright. On the second night, Elvis pulled himself together and delivered a great show, or as great as he could in 1977. The final TV Special was only 50 minutes long, contained a lot of fan footage and Vernon Presley talking about Elvis both before and after his death. Only few songs are actually shown and it becomes clear, that the producers tried to avoid showing too many close-up shots of Elvis's face, which was bloated, tired and sweating. My thoughts are: - it is sad to see Elvis so close to death, and he really looked a dying man - he can't walk very well, so he just stands there, all of the 1969 energy gone - yet he puts so much into his singing, just check out "Tryin to get to you" - Let's hope for an official release of all the material shot (a box set similar to the other TV shows) - there are bootleg editions of Elvis in Concert which are edited together from all material available - the original TV special is definitely too short, it will leave you craving for more.
Conclusion: everybody should be able to see it. Depending on the mood you're in, you will either start crying over seeing a dying man or you will marvel at Elvis's voice, still that strong and his sense of humor which keep the audience and the band members so fascinated.
Conclusion: everybody should be able to see it. Depending on the mood you're in, you will either start crying over seeing a dying man or you will marvel at Elvis's voice, still that strong and his sense of humor which keep the audience and the band members so fascinated.
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- jackaroe-3
- Sep 6, 2007
Details
- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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