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Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition is a film of genre Documentary directed by Steve Binder with Elvis Presley
Elvis '68 Comeback Special Edition (2006)
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Add to a movie listElvis, starring Elvis Presley, is United States television special that aired on December 3, 1968 on the NBC television network. The special is commonly referred to as the '68 Comeback Special, because of subsequent developments in Presley's career. It was directed by Steve Binder and produced by Binder and Bones Howe. Music from the special was released before the broadcast, on the album Elvis (NBC TV Special).
Presley's informal jamming in front of a small audience in the special is regarded as a forerunner of the "unplugged" concept, later popularized by MTV.
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Après sept ans d’absence pour cause de carrière au cinéma – et de fameux nanars –, Elvis, 33 ans, revient pour la première fois sur scène en 1968 lors d’un show télévisé resté dans les annales. À l’époque, ses disques se font rares et, à l’heure du succès planétaire d’autres légendes, des Doors à Jimi Hendrix, le King semble appartenir à l’histoire du rock plus qu’à son actualité. Alors que le show doit à l’origine célébrer Noël sur NBC, le réalisateur Steve Binder, qui assiste aux répétitions, a l’idée inspirée de capter cet Elvis-là, au plus près de son âme et de sa musique, plutôt que de filmer une prestation cathodique formatée sous une pluie de guirlandes. Ayant réussi à convaincre la production, il enregistre dans la foulée un extraordinaire show intime en studio. Détendu, le rocker au timbre irrésistible s’y livre entièrement, entre retour aux sources – blues, gospel et rock’n’roll – et franche rigolade avec ses comparses musiciens.Actors
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