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Elvis and the USS Arizona (2021)

The story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 58M

Director : Tim Gray

Synopsis

The surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. Elvis’ fundraising concert drew public attention to the plight and helped to galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it stands today.

Actors

Kyle Chandler
Kyle Chandler
USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Ken Potts
Ken Potts
self
Mildred Martin
Mildred Martin
self
Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez
self
Anne Giese
Anne Giese
self
Lovely Kwock
Lovely Kwock
self
Sue Holderman
Sue Holderman
self

Crews

Daniel F. Alfonso
Daniel F. Alfonso
Executive Producer
Paul Clifford
Paul Clifford
Associate Producer
Roger Cichy
Roger Cichy
Music
Jim Karpeichik
Jim Karpeichik
Editor
Tim Gray
Tim Gray
Director
Tim Gray
Tim Gray
Producer
Tim Gray
Tim Gray
Writer

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