Jailhouse Rock (film)

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Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film starring Elvis Presley as a rising rock-and-roll singer, featuring one of his most iconic performances and musical numbers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
musical drama film
author Nedrick Young
basedOn Jailhouse Rock (short story)
cinematographyBy Robert Bronner
surface form: Robert J. Bronner
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Richard Thorpe
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Ralph E. Winters NERFINISHED
featuresDanceSequence Jailhouse Rock musical number
filmingStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
surface form: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
genre drama film
musical film
rock and roll film
hasFilmPosterDesigner Reynold Brown
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
language English
leadActor Elvis Presley
mainCharacter Vince Everett
mpaaRating Passed (Production Code era)
musicBy Jeff Alexander
notableFor iconic Elvis Presley musical performance
notableSong Jailhouse Rock (film) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jailhouse Rock
originalLanguage English
partOf Elvis Presley filmography
portrayedBy Elvis Presley
producer Pandro S. Berman
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1957-10-17
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Guy Trosper
setInPeriod 1950s
setting music industry
prison
starring Elvis Presley
Jennifer Holden
Judy Tyler
Mickey Shaughnessy
Vaughn Taylor
starVehicleFor Elvis Presley
theme fame
redemption
romance

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Elvis Presley notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
this entity surface form: Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Jailhouse Rock (film) notableSong Jailhouse Rock (film) self-linksurface differs
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1968 Comeback Special includesSong Jailhouse Rock (film)
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The King notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
subject surface form: Elvis Presley
this entity surface form: Jailhouse Rock
Richard Thorpe notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Richard Thorpe directed Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Guy Trosper notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Guy Trosper wrote Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Guy Trosper workedOn Jailhouse Rock (film)
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Mike Stoller notableWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
this entity surface form: Jailhouse Rock
Smokey Joe's Cafe featuresWork Jailhouse Rock (film)
this entity surface form: Jailhouse Rock