After its success on television in the United States, a shorter re-edited version of Elvis was released theatrically throughout Europe and Australia.

As he plays his guitar, he flashes back to living with his parents Tupelo, Mississippi in 1945 where he goes outside and visits the grave of his stillborn twin brother, Jesse.

After this, Elvis returns to his apartment when the landlord comes in and gives an eviction notice, upsetting his mother, Gladys.

After this, Elvis and Bonnie lovingly talk to each other on a hill, they promise to stay together forever and share a kiss.

Due to his local success, he starts playing gigs and wins over the audience through his energy and sex appeal on stage.

By 1955, Elvis has continued to perform with huge audience appeal as well as adding D. J. Fontana to play drums for his band.

During one of his performances, a mysterious old man with a cigar stands in a corner watches Elvis excite the audience through his dance moves.

After the concert a fan punches him in the face and drives off, leading Elvis and his friends to chase after him in his car.

The mysterious old man, revealed to be named Colonel Tom Parker, talks to Scotty and Bill, and they encourage him to manage Elvis.

The Colonel reveals this is just the beginning, and that RCA wants to buy Elvis’ contract from Sun Records.

In the hospital, he finds out that he has been offered a film role by Hal Wallace, who saw him perform in public television.

The colonel comes to tell him and his parents that he signed him to play on The Ed Sullivan Show, but they only film above his waist to censor his dance moves.

In 1957, Elvis purchases the Graceland mansion for him and his parents to live in, he gives them a tour and it is reveled that “Heartbreak Hotel” went gold.

As he gets bigger, the negative effects of Elvis’ fame start to show, as he can no longer go anywhere without being swarmed by fans.

In 1958, Elvis is drafted for the army and dyes his hair black to look more like a movie star, as he plans to focus on that more after he completes his service.

The military service proves to be a draining experience because of the attention he gets from fellow soldiers and the break he has to take from music and movies for the next two years.

Elvis is transferred to a base in Germany where he learns karate moves, he is still shown to be depressed over his mother's death.

Elvis and his friends assemble a model airplane and fly it in the yard but he is unable to leave Graceland due to public recognition.

Despite this, he is still reminded of Priscilla and calls her father to ask him if she can come to Graceland for Christmas, he eventually allows her to go and she bonds with Elvis.

In 1967, he marries Priscilla in Las Vegas and starts to resent his fame because of the image he has to keep and the things that he isn't able to do anymore.

The director yells at him for doing this but Elvis tells him that he only does these kinds of movies to have fun, and won't do them anymore if they stop being that way.

However, he gets angry when he finds out that his voice was being amplified over the jordanaires and the backing band, and he throws a lamp, causing it to break.

On February 1, 1968, Elvis is practicing karate and finds out Priscilla gave birth to a baby girl.

By 1969, Elvis has successfully revived interest in him and his music after performing on a television special the previous year.

He sings “Blue Suede Shoes”, and “The Wonder of You”, and as he hears the audience applauding, he realizes that he still has it after all these years, and that he has proven that he is, and has always been, the king.

In the film, Elvis wants to meet the fairground's nurse and he pays a young boy, played by the twelve-year-old Russell, to kick him in the shins.

Country singer Ronnie McDowell provided the vocals for a number of songs Russell performed in the film.

[2] Elvis originally aired on ABC opposite two blockbuster films; Gone with the Wind (1939) on CBS, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) on NBC.