DER ROTE ELVIS
  The Red Elvis
 
Directed by:  

Leopold Grün
Screenplay by:  

Leopold Grün
Starring:  

Isabel Allende Bussi
Celino Beiweiß
Peter Boyles
Egon Krenz
Maren Zeidler
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wiebke Reed
Günter Reisch
Maria Moese
 
Producer/:
Cinematographer		   Thomas Janze
Editor:   Dirk Uhlig
Sound:  

Nils Hofmann
Voice Over:   Nils Düwell / Susanne Kliemsch
Produced by:   Totho cmp / Berlin
Year of Production:   2007
Technical Dates:  

Digi Beta, colour, 16:9
Blow-up: 35mm, colour, 16:9
 

Rockstar, Cowboy, Socialist: During Cold War times US American singer and actor Dean Reed is the superstar of the Soviet Union and worshipped throughout the Eastern Bloc and South America. He acts in 18 movies, records 13 albums, utilizing his artistic talents for political ideals. Being a pacifist until the Pinochet Coup in Chile 1973, Reed joins Arafat shortly after – dancing with Kalashnikov. Reed never exhausts to engage himself until he is found dead in an East Berlin lake in 1986. He collapsed between ideals and naivety. Reed’s life reflects the ever contemporary discourse of social engagement and individual gain.


 
Original Version:   German / English / Spanish
Rights:   All Rights
Territory:   Worldwide, subject to availability