Documentary on Elvis Presley the singer, directed by Denis Sanders and photographed by Lucien Ballard, chronicling the King's 1969 comeback tour as he prepares for a show in Las Vegas. Either you're entranced by Presley's megalomaniacal antics or you're not--he certainly is!--while Ballard's camera trails right behind E.P. as if were the two were somehow attached. Ballard's solid work really puts this one over, even more so than the music; capturing every star-twitch and running bead of sweat, we're offered a shamefacedly fascinating look at a star and his onstage/offstage rituals. Sanders keeps the songs coming, although most of the soundtrack is made up of cover tunes. Questions such as why Elvis felt the need to sing music already made popular by other artists are never addressed, which is why this film is mainly for devotees. The fans we see are quirky and interesting (probably more so than Elvis himself), while the movie provides some brief razzle-dazzle and tacky backstage glamour. **1/2 from ****