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The King

  • 20052005
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  • 1h 45m
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Gael García Bernal in The King (2005)
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A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis to... Read allA motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion lia... Read allA motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father Dave, whom he's never met. He is the pastor at a Christian community church. He tells Elvis to stay away and, without telling his family that Elvis is his son from a pre-conversion liaison, tells them to have nothing to do with him. But Elvis has already connected with Male... Read all
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    • Director
      • James Marsh
    • Writers
      • Milo Addica
      • James Marsh
    • Stars
      • Gael García Bernal
      • William Hurt
      • Laura Harring
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Marsh
    • Writers
      • Milo Addica
      • James Marsh
    • Stars
      • Gael García Bernal
      • William Hurt
      • Laura Harring
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    • 65User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Gael García Bernal
    Gael García Bernal
    • Elvis
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • David
    Laura Harring
    Laura Harring
    • Twyla
    Derek Alvarado
    Derek Alvarado
    • Scoot
    Pell James
    Pell James
    • Malerie…
    Monica Peña
    Monica Peña
    • Brothel Manager
    • (as Monica Pena)
    Veronica Bernal
    • Elvis' Girl
    Billy Joe Martinez
    Billy Joe Martinez
    • Mexican Salesman
    Mohammad Ahmed
    Mohammad Ahmed
    • Mr. Chopra
    E. Matthew Buckley
    • Deck Officer
    • (as Matthew Buckley)
    Sally Allen
    • PA
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Paul Sandow
    Roger Kunshick
    • Young Man with Flower
    Ike Reilly
    • Rum Jungle Singer
    Milo Addica
    Milo Addica
    • Bruno
    Hudson Lee Long
    • Old Man with Hungry Dog
    • (as Hudson Long)
    Richard Levi
    • Teacher
    Cliff Stephens
    • Salesman
    • (as Cliff Stevens)
    • Director
      • James Marsh
    • Writers
      • Milo Addica
      • James Marsh
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      James Marsh did not know the real age of actress Pell James, who was playing 17-year-old Malerie Sandow, until the end of the shoot, when she gave him a Thank You card revealing her true age. Marsh said that it was better that he didn't know as it would have proved a distraction.
    • Goofs
      The movie takes place in Corpus Christi, Texas, but the pool that Elvis and Malerie visit is Barton Springs Pool, located in Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.
    • Soundtracks
      There Will Be Peace in the Valley for Me
      (1939)

      Written by Thomas A. Dorsey (as Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey)

      Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

      Performed by Dolly Parton

      Licensed from and used by permission of Blue Eye Records and Welk Music Group

      (p) 2003 Blue Eye Records

    User reviews65

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    Top review
    8/10
    A valuable little number
    This film has gained a bit of stick from advance audiences, and the writers faced some hostile questioning following the screening I attended at the London Film Festival. I am frankly bemused as to why. I feel that, at worst, this is a solid and compelling indie flick and, at best, it has some important and lasting points to make about American identity, the nature of sin and the power of faith. My personal opinion is that many of those who see it are offended by either the film's refusal to judge the evil of it's main protagonist (played ever-perfectly by Gael Garcia Bernal), the portrayal of Latino as killer, the perceived failure to criticise the tee-total, creationist excesses of the Bible Belt, or a combination of the above. After all, southern-style Christianity is about as popular as Nazism right now among the arty set. I would prefer to view the film as what it is - an open-ended tragedy refusing to answer its own questions for the audience. I have thought of it frequently in the days since.
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    • AndyInThePieWithAlmonds
    • Oct 31, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Король
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • ContentFilm
      • FilmFour
      • Pressman Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $282,183
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,927
      • May 21, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $757,310
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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