Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 English-language Comedy History motion picture written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes. The movie is directed by Liza Johnson and produced by Holly Wiersma, Cassian Elwes and Cary Elwes under the banner of Autumn Productions in collaboration with Inc., Elevated Films, Holly Wiersma Productions, Johnny Mac & David Hansen Productions and Benaroya Pictures. On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock 'n Roll showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon. Starring Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and two-time Academy Award® winner Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, comes the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the Oval Office forever immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. Written by Bleecker Street. Elvis & nixon features Michael Shannon in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters and Sky Ferreira. The music was composed by Ed Shearmur. Cinematography was done by Terry Stacey and editing by Michael Taylor and Sabine Hoffman. The film has a running time of 86 minutes. It was released on 19th May 2016. Elvis & Nixon was made on a budget of $4 million and at the box office it grossed only $1 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Amazon Studios.