Directed by:
Bruce SinofskyCinematography:
Robert RichmanCast:
Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Elvis Presley (a.f.), Carl Perkins (a.f.), Johnny Cash (a.f.), Jerry Lee Lewis, Scotty Moore (more)Plots(1)
Historians may never agree about where and when rock 'n' roll was born, but they do agree that an entrepreneur in the world of music named Sam Phillips began a revolution and spawned a legacy when he created Sun Records. This Memphis-based success story defined some of the most appealing roots of American popular culture with such seminal artists as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, all reprised in this two-hour American Masters film with such performers as Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Live, many accompanied by Elvis' original sidemen, Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Paul McCartney
UK
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Robert Plant
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
Robert Plant: iTunes Festival London (2014) (concert)
Jimmy Page
UK
Best movies:
Blow-Up (1966)
Mark Knopfler
UK
Best movies:
The Princess Bride (1987)
Elvis Presley (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Wild in the Country (1961)
Change of Habit (1969)
King Creole (1958)
Carl Perkins (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Into the Night (1985)
Johnny Cash (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) (video compilation)
Jerry Lee Lewis
USA
Best movies:
High School Confidential! (1958)
Scotty Moore
USA
Best movies:
King Creole (1958)
Loving You (1957)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
D. J. Fontana
USA
Best movies:
Loving You (1957)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
G.I. Blues (1960)
Ben Folds
USA
Best movies:
We're the Millers (2013)
Bryan Ferry
UK
Best movies:
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Johnny Hallyday
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Diabolique (1955)
Zucchero
Italy
Kid Rock
USA
Best movies:
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Joe Dirt (2001)
Biker Boyz (2003)