King Creole

King Creole

1958 · 116 min · EN · 6.5 (91 votes)
Dir. Michael Curtiz · Starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Liliane Montevecchi · Music Walter Scharf

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

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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.

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A raw, electric energy crackles through this tale of a young singer caught between the allure of success and the shadow of organized crime. It's a passionate, gritty dive into ambition's dangerous crossroads.

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