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King Creole (1958)

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1958 Wide

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Elvis Presley delivers one of his finest early performances in King Creole. Elvis plays a teenager named Danny Fisher, who is forced to drop out of school to help support his ineffective father (Dean Jagger). Drawn to trouble like a magnet, Danny is saved from a jail term by New Orleans salloonkeeper Charlie Le Grand (Paul Stewart), who gives the boy a job as a singer. It isn't long, however, before local gang boss Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau), a shadowy figure from Danny's criminal past, puts

PG, 1 hr. 55 min.

Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

Directed By: Michael Curtiz

Written By: Herbert Baker, Michael V. Gazzo

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1958 Wide

On DVD: May 2, 2000

Cast

Elvis Presley
Danny Fisher
Carolyn Jones
Ronnie
Walter Matthau
Maxie Fields
Dolores Hart
Nellie
Dean Jagger
Mr. Fisher
Liliane Montevecchi
"Forty" Nina
Vic Morrow
Shark
Paul Stewart
Charlie LeGrand
Jan Shepard
Mimi Fisher
Brian G. Hutton
Sal
Dick Winslow
Eddie Burton
Raymond Bailey
Mr. Evans
Minta Durfee Arbuckle
Val Avery
Franklin Farnum
Jack Grinnage
Dummy
Ziva Rodann
Kitty White
Street Vendor (uncredit...
Hazel Boyne

Critic Reviews for King Creole

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (0) | DVD (3)

It does demand to be taken seriously.

August 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Elvis rises to the occasion of his fourth feature. He's a natural, more attitude and impulse than complexity and nuance, as he burns through the role...

August 14, 2007 Full Review Source: MSN.com

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

Presley oferece uma atua��o convincente, Matthau est� �timo como vil�o e o filme consegue inserir os n�meros musicais sem interromper a narrativa.

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Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

'This one won't force out the hankies to dry up the tears because laughter is a more appropriate response to the clich�d script'

August 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

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King Creole was the first Elvis movie that I saw and I found out it was a good movie. Unlike many singers who try out their ability at acting, Elvis is actually a pretty good actor. Before watching King Creole, I never watched any of Elvis's movies because I thought that they would all be musicals and just be a bunch

August 15, 2009