This 1970 concert documentary follows Elvis Presley as he attempts to reclaim his musical primacy after a decade of self-imposed exile from concert stages. Sidelined by his film career and overshadowed by rock's mid-'60s transformations, the King began his comeback two years earlier with the relatively light attack of his fabled network television appearance, '68 Comeback Special. Now, the Memphis legend was poised to reposition his performing profile by pursuing the highest rungs of headliner status in Las Vegas, a career choice that appears even more ephemeral in retrospect than it did at the time. Elvis: That's the Way It Is follows the show's development from rehearsal to stage, with performance footage shot over six nights to provide the inevitable climax. The rehearsal footage, which has been expanded for this special edition, demonstrates yet again how good Presley's band was...
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This 1970 concert documentary follows Elvis Presley as he attempts to reclaim his musical primacy after a decade of self-imposed exile from concert stages. Sidelined by his film career and overshadowed by rock's mid-'60s transformations, the King began his comeback two years earlier with the relatively light attack of his fabled network television appearance, '68 Comeback Special. Now, the Memphis legend was poised to reposition his performing profile by pursuing the highest rungs of headliner status in Las Vegas, a career choice that appears even more ephemeral in retrospect than it did at the time. Elvis: That's the Way It Is follows the show's development from rehearsal to stage, with performance footage shot over six nights to provide the inevitable climax. The rehearsal footage, which has been expanded for this special edition, demonstrates yet again how good Presley's band was...
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