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Celebrate the Holidays with Elvis Through Release of Movie DVD Collection with Exclusive Archival Material Celebrate the Holidays
Thursday November 9, 5:03 am ET


MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- For millions of people around the globe, Elvis is many things -- rock & roll, the king, an enduring heartthrob, and the lists go on.
Now, Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) is bringing the legacy of Elvis, the movie star, to new audiences and long-time fans in a very special way. "Elvis: the Ultimate Film Collection - Graceland Edition," is a newly released 12-disk box set that includes movies, music, photos and posters, one of Elvis' movie scripts, home movie footage and confidential movie files, all in a deluxe collector's case.

"It was 50 years ago that Elvis took the world by storm with his good looks, charisma and musical talent," said Jack Soden, president & CEO of EPE. "To celebrate his life, his legacy and commemorate his many achievements, we are happy to release these timeless videos and memorabilia so that millions of new and longtime fans can gain even greater insight into the performer and the person that Elvis was."


Items in the collection include:

* Nine Elvis MGM Movie DVD's (Jailhouse Rock, It Happened At The
World's Fair, Viva Las Vegas, Harum Scarum, Spinout, Double Trouble,
Speedway, The Trouble With Girls, and Elvis: That's The Way It Is,
Special Edition.)

* Two Special DVD's:
- Available for the first time on DVD, a special edit of material from
Elvis' 1968 comeback special Elvis: Black Leather
- Fourteen of the best Elvis Music movie performances from the films
in the set, including two concert performances exclusive to the
box set.

* One special CD including live recordings and alternate tracks.

* Private home movies featuring Elvis in film production and spending time
with friends and family.

* Two 16-page collector booklets with film synopses, photographs, trivia
and behind-the-scenes stories.

* A copy of Elvis' personal script from Jailhouse Rock.

* The Elvis Movie Files - Vintage news clippings and confidential
documents relating to Elvis' film career from the files of his longtime
manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

* Six 8"x10" film photographs and a collection of 5"x7" original movie
poster reprints.

Pricing and Information
"Elvis: the Ultimate Film Collection - Graceland Edition," is priced at $119.80, and available exclusively at http://dvd.elvis.com and at Graceland.

EPE, Inc.

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit http://www.elvis.com. EPE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc. (http://www.ckx.com.), a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ National Market System (NMS) under the ticker symbol CKXE.