The Burger & the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley

Synopsis

Before he won the Academy Award for Documentary for Man on Wire, director James Marsh made this lighthearted film about the artery-clogging cravings of Elvis Presley. Marsh’s portrait of Elvis is constructed from the recollections of friends, relatives and Elvis’s favourite cook, Mary Jenkins, who, with help from Elvis’s father, perfected those infamous fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches. The resulting film traces Elvis’s taste from his humble Mississippi start to his Vegas finale with stops along the way in the school cafeteria and army mess hall. Known for his gustatory excess, Elvis was a picky eater whose success manifested itself in quantity not quality. Marsh’s talent is in full effect in this stylish blend of form and content. Lit like an all-night diner, with a colour palette reminiscent of a sparkly Formica countertop, it’s a perfect backdrop for the King and his southern fried fare.

Main Cast

Roy Anderson

Elvis impersonator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rosa Arnold

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Martha Babcock

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George Christy

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Marian Cocke

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joe Stevens

Elvis impersonator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	James Marsh
Production	Executive Producer	Anthony Wall
	Associate Producer	Jo Durden-Smith
Camera	Director of Photography	Mike Coles Richard Numeroff Bob Perrin Richard Terry
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