Elvis Presley: The Searcher: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: April 14, 2018

Summary: The two-part three-hour film directed by Thom Zimny takes a look at the pop legend's life up until the 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions with new interviews, never-before seen pictures and video.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Documentary, Music

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David Wiegand

Apr 20, 2018

The Searcher is a spellbinding and grippingly revealing documentary. On the plus side, it eschews the tiresome talking-head structure, but doesn’t always identify who is speaking, which only occasionally makes you wonder who’s speaking. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Apr 20, 2018

Elvis' personal life is present, but not foregrounded. "Elvis Presley: The Searcher" feels like a long overdue act of artistic redress. Read full review

Noel Murray

Apr 20, 2018

The Searcher is filled with photos, home movies, and audio recordings that haven’t seen the light of day before. To make the most of what sets The Searcher apart, Zimny eschews talking-head interviews. ... It’s more of a down-to-earth appreciation of Elvis Presley’s unique gifts, and a clear-eyed explication of why and how he so often squandered them. The documentary isn’t a simplistic “rise and fall” cautionary tale, either. Read full review

Glenn Gamboa

Apr 20, 2018

The central argument in Zimny’s loving, but unflinching documentary “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” is that his openness and inquisitive nature is what made him the King. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Apr 20, 2018

HBO’s three-and-a-half hour Elvis Presley: The Searcher is an evocative documentary without malice. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Apr 20, 2018

The voice-over commentary that’s most valuable comes from musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, who deeply understand Presley’s music and motivations, and critics who’ve thought long and hard about Elvis, like Nik Cohn and writer turned producer Jon Landau. ... You’ll have your own moments of discovery. Elvis works his way on everyone individually. Read full review

John Anderson

Apr 20, 2018

Elvis Presley: The Searcher is an art documentary, one supposes, and such things [the Beatles, uderaged Priscilla Presley and the affair with Ann-Margret) might be considered immaterial, if only the film weren’t so selective otherwise in integrating the personal with the musical. Read full review

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Xbluannax

Nov 20, 2021

Watched this on Sky documentaries really interesting and highly recommended for those interested in Elvis.

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JLuis_001

Aug 29, 2018

I suppose there will always be reasons to talk about Elvis, he's that kind of icon. This documentary is a very good example and one quite well done for that matter. Maybe somewhat excessive in duration but it's worth it.

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