---
title: 'The King (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugene Jarecki'
released: '2017-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 107
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-2017-2'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6775942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King (2017)

2017 · R · 107 min · Documentary · Germany, United States

Original title: Promised Land

## Synopsis

The King is a 2017 American documentary film directed and co-written by American filmmaker, author and two-time Sundance nominee Eugene Jarecki. As indicated in the film title, the documentary is about Elvis Presley and America during his career. Blending archival footage, celebrity interviews and footage of significant American events such as the twin towers collapse, the documentary adopts Presley as a metaphor for the rise and fall of the American Dream.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugene Jarecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jarecki)
- **Screenplay:** [Eugene Jarecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-jarecki), [Christopher St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-st-john)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Bergmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bergmann)

## Cast

- [Lana Del Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-del-rey) as self
- [Tony Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-brown) as self
- [Alec Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-baldwin) as self
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke) as self
- [Chuck D](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-d) as self

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Official site: http://www.theking.film/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-2017-2
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