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Elvis 1979 Full ABC Version?


Is this the unedited version released on DVD that aired on ABC?

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Yes but Burning Love was cut out for legal reasons.

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I think it's not on the DVD because Burning Love was not a hit until 1972 not 1969 in which the scene takes place in the movie. If I remember correctly the Burning Love was not in the ABC broadcast of Elvis in 1979 but on the shorter Vestron VHS version in the late 80s.

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YOUR CORRECT!!! ..Burning love was a later hit and not in the original 1979 ABC tv network broadcast ...(not sure why John Carpenter even filmed Kurt doing Burning love ?( as you said movie ends 1969! )

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But American Trilogy and Wonder of You are included, both recorded after 1969

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The 170 minute was the one I saw on TV last night. But there appear to be many versions.

Amazon has a 170 and a 179 minute version on BR.

It's one of those movies where you could cut out whole story lines and it wouldn't be missed so it's easy to see why it's been released in so many lengths.

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