Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)

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concert film

Elvis: That’s the Way It Is is a 1970 documentary-style concert film that captures Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas performances and behind-the-scenes rehearsals during his early 1970s comeback era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Elvis: That’s the Way It Is	1
Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film) canonical	1
Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (rehearsal sessions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6268067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)
Context triple: [Suspicious Minds, includedIn, Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)]

A. Elvis (1979 film)
Elvis (1979 film) is a 1979 biographical television movie directed by John Carpenter that chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley, featuring Kurt Russell in the title role.
B. Elvis (1956 album)
Elvis (1956 album) is the second studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, featuring a mix of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country that helped cement his early popularity and influence in popular music.
C. Eight Elvises
Eight Elvises is a 1963 silkscreen painting by Andy Warhol that features multiple overlapping images of Elvis Presley and is considered one of the most iconic works of Pop Art.
D. Elvis (2022 film)
Elvis (2022 film) is a 2022 biographical musical drama directed by Baz Luhrmann that chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley, featuring Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker.
E. Elvis Presley final concert
Elvis Presley's final concert was the last live performance of the legendary American singer, held on June 26, 1977, just weeks before his death.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)
Target entity description: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is is a 1970 documentary-style concert film that captures Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas performances and behind-the-scenes rehearsals during his early 1970s comeback era.

A. Elvis (1979 film)
Elvis (1979 film) is a 1979 biographical television movie directed by John Carpenter that chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley, featuring Kurt Russell in the title role.
B. Elvis (1956 album)
Elvis (1956 album) is the second studio album by American singer Elvis Presley, featuring a mix of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country that helped cement his early popularity and influence in popular music.
C. Eight Elvises
Eight Elvises is a 1963 silkscreen painting by Andy Warhol that features multiple overlapping images of Elvis Presley and is considered one of the most iconic works of Pop Art.
D. Elvis (2022 film)
Elvis (2022 film) is a 2022 biographical musical drama directed by Baz Luhrmann that chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley, featuring Tom Hanks as his manager Colonel Tom Parker.
E. Elvis Presley final concert
Elvis Presley's final concert was the last live performance of the legendary American singer, held on June 26, 1977, just weeks before his death.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert film ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	Elvis Presley ⓘ Elvis Presley’s early 1970s comeback era ⓘ Las Vegas concert performances ⓘ behind-the-scenes rehearsals ⓘ
director	Denis Sanders ⓘ
distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
features	Elvis Presley ⓘ
featuresSong	Bridge Over Troubled Water ⓘ linked to: Bridge over Troubled Water Can’t Help Falling in Love ⓘ I Just Can’t Help Believin’ ⓘ linked to: I Just Can’t Help Believing Love Me Tender ⓘ Patch It Up ⓘ Polk Salad Annie ⓘ Suspicious Minds ⓘ You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me ⓘ linked to: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
filmingLocation	International Hotel, Las Vegas ⓘ linked to: International Hotel (Las Vegas) Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
follows	Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (rehearsal sessions) ⓘ linked to: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)
genre	concert film ⓘ documentary ⓘ musical film ⓘ rock and roll film ⓘ
hasEdition	2000 re-edited version ⓘ 2001 special edition ⓘ
hasFormat	home video release ⓘ theatrical film ⓘ
hasPoster	Elvis: That’s the Way It Is theatrical poster ⓘ
hasTheme	Las Vegas entertainment scene ⓘ celebrity fandom ⓘ live performance documentation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
musicBy	Elvis Presley ⓘ
notableFor	capturing Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas residency ⓘ documenting Elvis Presley’s early 1970s comeback ⓘ
partOf	Elvis Presley concert filmography ⓘ
producer	Rick Schmidlin ⓘ
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
publicationYear	1970 ⓘ
releaseDate	1970-11-11 ⓘ
runtime	108 minutes ⓘ
setInTime	1970 ⓘ
starring	Elvis Presley ⓘ
subject	Elvis Presley ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suspicious Minds → includedIn → Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film) ⓘ

Elvis: That’s the Way It Is → follows → Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (rehearsal sessions) ⓘ

subject linked to: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)

linked to: Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (concert film)

T.C.B. Band → featuredIn → Elvis: That’s the Way It Is ⓘ