Drama ·Music ·Crime · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 56m

King Creole

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Director
Michael Curtiz
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
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Warren Low — Editor Walter Scharf — Original Music Composer Herbert Baker — Screenplay Michael V. Gazzo — Screenplay Harold Robbins — Novel
Tagline

A STORY PULSING WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF TODAY'S YOUTH!

Synopsis

Danny 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.

Trailer King Creole — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
nightclubcrime bossmusicalsingerblack and white
Key Collaborators
Michael Curtiz Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Warren Low Editor Walter Scharf Original Music Composer Herbert Baker Screenplay Michael V. Gazzo Screenplay Harold Robbins Novel Hal B. Wallis Producer Joseph H. Hazen Producer
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