Jailhouse Rock
Elvis in Action as Never Before!
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $4M
Who's in it
Cast
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13 billed performers
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What It's About
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Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Jailhouse Rock returned 4.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Jan 17, 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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