ThoughseveralactorsportrayElvisPresleyatdifferentstagesofhislife,thisdocumentaryiscomprisedmostlyofactualperformancefootageandinterviewswithElvis,hisfansandthoseclosetohim.Hisarrivalonthenationalscene,in1956,ishighlightedbyclipsfrom"StageShow","TheMiltonBerleShow"and"TheEdSullivanShow".Scenesfromseveralofhis33filmsarehighlightedincludinghisscreendebutin"LoveMeTender"(1956)andthecriticallyacclaimed"King"Creole"(1958),hislastfilmpriortoa2yearhitchinthemilitary.From1960-68hekeptbusybymakingfilmsandsoundtrackalbums,aswellassomeGospalalbums.Afteranabsenceofalmost9yearsfromliveperforming,Elvisreturnedin1968todoaTVSpecialtitled"Elvis"andin1969performedinLasVegasforthefirsttimesince1956.HisVegasappearances,alongwithhisnationwideconcerttours,continuedfortheremainderofhiscareer.Aclipfromhis1973TVSpecial,"ElvisAloa",isfeatured.TelecastfromHawaii,itwasthefirstconcerttobetelevisedlivebysatellitearoundtheworld.WealsoseefootagefromhislastTVSpecial,"ElvisinConcert",whichwastakenfromhisfinal1977toubbb