Elvis & Nixon (2016)

Directed by

Liza Johnson

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 446 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows Elvis Presley visiting the White House to meet President Richard Nixon. It follows the absurd events that lead to their famous 1970 photograph together.

comediclightheartedhistoricalquirkyoffbeatplayfulinformalunexpected

What happens

Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. The film stars Michael Shannon as singer Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon, and focuses on the December 21, 1970, meeting between the two men at the White House. The film also stars Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, and Evan Peters. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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