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Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

DocumentaryMusic

2015, Movie, 1h 26min

August 16, 1977. All of America was stunned by the news of Elvis Presley's untimely passing. Some went so far as to believe that it couldn't be true. Somehow he had faked his death. For the executives at Sun Records that fantasy became an opportunity in the form of Orion, a mysterious masked performer with the voice of The King. First appearing in 1979, Orion recorded 11 albums and performed live to packed houses and rapturous fans around the nation. But who was the man behind the mask? In this stranger-than-fiction true story, Jeanie Finlay exposes the incredible life of an unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight with the complicity of a manipulative music industry and a public fan base unwilling to let The King go. Resonant in its themes of identity, fate, and the double-edged nature of fame, Orion is a stylish mystery story that finally gives a name and a face to a gifted artist who had been unjustly deprived of both.

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Critic Mark Kermode

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...[a] wonderfully weird and affectingly melancholy account of how singer Jimmy Ellis found himself at the centre of the strangest chapter of rock’n’roll apocrypha.

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In the shadow of Elvis' death, a mysterious masked man named Orion emerged with a voice that shook the nation. With his trademark jumpsuit and uncanny resemblance to The King, Orion recorded 11 albums and performed to sold-out crowds, leaving fans and executives alike wondering if he was Elvis reincarnated. But who was the man behind the mask? In this gripping documentary, director Jeanie Finlay uncovers the incredible true story of an unknown singer plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight, and the manipulative music industry that made it all possible. A tale of identity, fate, and the double-edged sword of fame, Orion is a stylish mystery that finally gives a name and a face to a gifted artist who had been unjustly deprived of both.

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