Viva Las Vegas
1964 film by George Sidney / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American rock and roll musical film directed by George Sidney, choreographed by David Winters, and starring Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest. Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the film is about two competing race car drivers who also compete for the same girl.
Viva Las Vegas | |
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Directed by | George Sidney |
Written by | Sally Benson |
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Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
Edited by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
Music by | George E. Stoll |
Production company | Jack Cummings Productions |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1 million |
Box office | $9.4 million[1] |
The film's theme song “Viva Las Vegas" (written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman) did well on the year's record sales and has since become a theme song for the titular city.
The film is regarded by Elvis fans and film critics as one of Presley's best films, and it is noted for the real-life on-screen chemistry between Presley and Ann-Margret.
Viva Las Vegas was a hit at film theaters, as it was No. 14 on the Variety entertainment trade magazine's year end box office list of the top-grossing films of 1964.[2]