<P> Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black - and - white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb , and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15 , 1956 . The film , named after the song , stars Richard Egan , Debra Paget , and Elvis Presley in his acting debut . It is in the Western genre with musical numbers . As Presley 's movie debut , it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing . Love Me Tender was originally to be titled The Reno Brothers , but when advanced sales of Presley 's `` Love Me Tender '' single passed one million -- a first for a single -- the film 's title was changed to match . This was the only time that Presley played a historical figure . </P>
<P> Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black - and - white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb , and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15 , 1956 . The film , named after the song , stars Richard Egan , Debra Paget , and Elvis Presley in his acting debut . It is in the Western genre with musical numbers . As Presley 's movie debut , it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing . Love Me Tender was originally to be titled The Reno Brothers , but when advanced sales of Presley 's `` Love Me Tender '' single passed one million -- a first for a single -- the film 's title was changed to match . This was the only time that Presley played a historical figure . </P>
when was the movie love me tender released
when was the movie love me tender released
November 15 , 1956
November 15 , 1956