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King Creole
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King Creole is a 1958 American black-and-white musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was written by Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo, with production by Hal B. Wallis under Paramount Pictures. The cast features Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, and Dolores Hart. Walter Scharf composed the music, while Russell Harlan served as director of photography. Edith Head designed the costumes, and Hal Pereira was the production designer.
The narrative is set in New Orleans, where filming also took place. The movie follows the events of Jailhouse Rock and is followed by G.I. Blues. It has a runtime of 116 minutes and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. Additional distribution occurred through Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, and the Paramount+ Amazon Channel. The film was released on July 2, 1958, and carries the tagline "A STORY PULSING WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF TODAY'S YOUTH!"
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Film · TMDB
6.4Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
Cast
- Elvis Presley as Danny Fisher
- Carolyn Jones as Ronnie
- Walter Matthau as Maxie Fields
- Dolores Hart as Nellie
- Dean Jagger as Mr. Fisher
- Liliane Montevecchi as Forty Nina
Themes
- nightclub
- crime boss
- musical
- singer
- black and white
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- G.I. Blues
- Follows
- Jailhouse Rock
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Screenwriter
- Michael V. Gazzo
- Cast member
- Franklyn Farnum
- Composer
- Walter Scharf
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 179335
- Performer
- Elvis Presley
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- King Creole poster.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- publication date
- 1958-01-01
- title
- King Creole
- costume designer
- Edith Head
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Hal Pereira
- Commons category
- King Creole (film)
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Warren Low
- review score
- 96%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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