Elvis on Tour is an American musical-documentary motion picture released by MGM in 1972. It was the thirty-third and final motion picture to star Elvis Presley, whose film career began in 1956. The Golden Age of the Broadway musical is generally considered to have begun with Oklahoma! (1943) and to have ended with Hair (1968). ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Elvis redirects here. ...

A follow-up to the 1970 release Elvis: That's the Way it Is, another musical-documentary, this film followed Presley as he embarked on a 15-city tour of the United States in April 1972. The working title of the film was Standing Room Only and a soundtrack album was planned with this title, but never released. Elvis on Tour is the only Elvis Presley film from which no actual soundtrack recordings were released concurrent with the film's release (although Presley did have hits with studio recordings of songs such as "Burning Love" and "Separate Ways" which are also featured in the film). Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ...

According to the book Elvis: His Life from A to Z by Fred L. Worth and Steve Tamerius, among those working on this film were Martin Scorsese, who supervised montage sequences, and David Draper a former Mr. Universe. The film was directed by Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel. Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942) is an acclaimed American film director. ... MONTAGE MONTAGE [1] American pop group (1991-current) consisting of singer/songwriter Chris Jones, drummer/songwriter Andrew Doss and various guitarists. ... Mr. ... Robert Abel (10 March 1937 - 23 September 2001) was a pioneer in visual effects and computer animation, best known for the work of his company, Robert Abel and Associates. ...

Elvis on Tour won the 1973 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Although Presley would be offered numerous films over the next few years, including, famously, the 1976 remake of A Star is Born, he would make no more films in his lifetime. Footage from Elvis on Tour would later be reused in the theatrical documentary This is Elvis in the early 1980s. Video cover showing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand The 1976 version, helmed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, updated the story by bringing it into the rock era. ...

See also

• List of Elvis Presley films
• Elvis Presley discography

Soon after Elvis Presley became a musical sensation in early 1956, he was signed to a movie contract. ... Elvis Presley released an impressive 67 albums between his first in 1956, after he had signed with RCA, and August 16, 1977, when he passed away. ...

External links

• Elvis on Tour at the Internet Movie Database