CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 1h 30m

The Red Elvis

72%(4)IMDbDocumentary

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

Directed byLeopold Grün

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
DE
Released
February 13, 2007
Studios
Totho

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dean Reed

Dean Reed

Himself (archive footage)

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Himself

Celino Bleiweiß

Himself

Peter Boyles

Himself (archive footage)

Egon Krenz

Himself

Wiebke Reed

Wiebke Reed

Nils Düwell

Nils Düwell

Narrator (voice)

Susanne Kliemsch

Narrator (voice)

Renate Blume

Renate Blume

Herself (archive footage)

Günter Reisch

Günter Reisch

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Leopold Grün
Written by
Leopold Grün
Produced by
Thomas Janze

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