Elvis: Real Life vs. Movie Differences
How Accurate Is "Elvis"? What's Real and What's Not
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Robert Kennedy's tragic 1968 assassination greatly impacted Presley emotionally, and the film includes this. The movie, however, displays the tragedy happening on television during the taping of Presley's 1968 Comeback Special, while in reality, it happened during rehearsals. The emotional spiral Presley experiences in the film and his choice to include a ballad in the special following the tragedy is accurate, according to Nash.