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Released
1981 · FILM

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

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Runtime
100 min
DramaMusicTV Movie

Synopsis

Don Johnson portrays Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV film based on the true story of The King's relationship with Linda Thompson (played by Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who became his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion during the final four years of his life. The film follows their relationship from their first meeting through the years they spent together, highlighting Thompson's efforts to help Presley avoid drug use during the later stages of his career.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Fred A ChulackShot by Thomas Del RuthScored by Allyn FergusonDesigned by Michael Baugh

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