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Elvis and Nixon

SANDTON - On the morning of 21 December 1970 Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) – the King of Rock ‘n Roll – appeared at the White House an requested an urgent meeting with President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey).

Why you might ask? Well to swear him in as a government agent, of course.

This true story and rather unexpected encounter was immortalised in one of the National Archives most popular photos and has become the basis for this amusing and revealing film, that pokes fun at history and brings home the realization that truth is often stranger than fiction.

In cinemas now!

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