Elvis: That's the Way It Is (Movie)

This 1970 concert documentary captures Elvis Presley midway through a fateful transition, seeking to reclaim his musical primacy after a decade of self-imposed exile from concert stages. Sidelined by his big-screen career, eclipsed by rock's mid-'60s transformations, the King had begun his return two years earlier with the relatively lean attack of his fabled network television appearance, '68 Comeback Special. Now the Memphis legend was poised to reposition his performing profile by pursuing the top rungs of headliner status in Las Vegas, a career choice that seems even more ephemeral in hindsight than it already did at the time. Elvis: That's the Way It Is follows the show's genesis from rehearsal to stage, with the performance footage that provides its inevitable climax shot over six nights. The rehearsal footage, expanded for this special edition, offers further proof that Presley's band was simply superb...

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1. Elvis on Tour (1972) (Movie) (6)
   

   Elvis Presley...

   

   James Burton...

   John Wilkinson...

   

   Jerry Scheff...

   

   Glen D. Hardin...

   Ronnie Tutt...
2. Elvis: The Lost Performances (1992) (Movie) (6)
   

   Elvis Presley...Himself (archive footage)

   

   James Burton...Himself (archive footage)

   John Wilkinson...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Jerry Scheff...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Glen D. Hardin...Himself (archive footage)

   Ronnie Tutt...Himself (archive footage)
3. Elvis in Concert (1977) (Movie) (5)
   

   Elvis Presley...Himself (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano)

   

   James Burton...Himself (lead guitar)

   John Wilkinson...Himself (rhythm guitar)

   

   Jerry Scheff...Himself (bass guitar)

   Ronnie Tutt...Himself (drums)
4. Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) (Movie) (4)
   

   Glen D. Hardin...

   

   James Burton...

   

   Jerry Scheff...

   Ronnie Tutt...
5. Elvis Lives - The 25th Anniversary Concert, 'Live' from Memphis (2007) (Movie) (2)
   

   Elvis Presley...Himself

   Ronnie Tutt...Himself
6. Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007) (Movie) (2)
   

   James Burton...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Elvis Presley...Himself (archive footage)
7. Elvis: #1 Hit Performances & More (2007) (Movie) (2)
   

   James Burton...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Elvis Presley...Himself (archive footage)
8. Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo (1987) (Movie) (2)
   

   James Burton...Performer

   

   Jerry Scheff...Performer
9. The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel (2002) (Movie) (2)
   

   Elvis Presley...Himself (archive footage)

   

   Jerry Scheff...Himself