The Red Elvis

The Red Elvis

Original Title: Der rote Elvis

★ 7.220071h 30minGermanyDE
Documentary

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

Director
Leopold Grün
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 13, 2007
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Cast

Dean Reed
Himself (archive footage)
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Himself
Celino Bleiweiß
Himself
Peter Boyles
Himself (archive footage)
Egon Krenz
Himself
Wiebke Reed
Wiebke Reed
Nils Düwell
Narrator (voice)
Susanne Kliemsch
Narrator (voice)
Renate Blume
Herself (archive footage)
Günter Reisch
Himself
Isabel Allende Bussi
Self
Will Roberts
Self

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