Thomas Latter

Director/Exec Producer of documentaries // Director of 'Red Elvis - The Cold War Cowboy' on Sky Documentaries and Curiosity Stream // [email protected]

[Thomas Latter @Thomas_LatterTV]

@RedCollectiveUK @SuntaTempleton @WoodmanGav Thanks for the kind words. And agreed: Dean really *did* believe it...yes there was fame, but driving everything in his life was his absolute sincerity that it was a fight that needed to be fought. & he sacrificed a lot - not least becoming persona non grata in the US as a result

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@RedCollectiveUK @SuntaTempleton @WoodmanGav Hello there, and hi also Sunta and Gavin: thank you for watching the Red Elvis doc. It is great to see people tweet about it = it was a passion project film of mine for about 8 years...Dean's story is absolutely remarkable, so I am v glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again, Tom

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@KenSweeney There was for a number of years, Tom Hanks optioned a book written about Dean but I believe the option has since run out

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@MickMikelt Don't forget Yasser Arafat! Thank you for watching, and glad you enjoyed it.

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@inside__history Thank you for watching and spreading the word! Glad you enjoyed it.

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@MaryPawleWines Thank you for watching! Glad you found it as surprising a story as I did.

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@phil_oates @Will_Fuzz Brilliant, thanks for watching and really pleased you liked. And yes, I was drawn to the madness of it all -- at seemingly every key moment of the cold war, who's there? Dean Reed...stetson atop his head, smiling, and ready to fight the good fight...

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@Slaven167 @raymasseytweets @hoyer_kat Thanks, Mark - really pleased to hear you liked it, and, as you said, definitely one of the lesser known cold war stories...

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@TSJPhillips thank you! really glad that you enjoyed it, and thank you for spreading the word.

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@DeanReedWeb hi andrea, 'red elvis: the cold war cowboy' arrives in germany in may - details to follow!

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@DDROnline Hi Dr. Millington, just wanted to let you know that a feature documentary about East German hero, Dean Reed, is broadcast on Sky Documentaries/NOW today. Features lots of great archive of him the DDR. https://t.co/9MgbaMpsLn

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@elisjames He befriends Arafat, Allende and Che; writes odes to Ho Chi Minh; writes/directs/stars in East German cowboy movies (and pens the theme tune too). https://t.co/4mVz8PG49l

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@elisjames Hi Elis, Thought you might be interested in a doc I made, on Sky Documentaries/NOW, about Dean Reed AKA Red Elvis, the American singer who became a superstar behind the Iron Curtain in the 60s and 70s. Trailer here: https://t.co/9MgbaMpsLn

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@phil_oates @Will_Fuzz Tonight at 9pm! Thanks, Phil for mentioning the doc. Trailer here: https://t.co/9MgbaMpsLn

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@MartyJWebb hi marty, i owe you an email from weeks ago, apologies. red elvis going out tomorrow, thanks again for all your work on it @TVCSoho

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@TSJPhillips and yes - it will be on Sky Documentaries catchup, and on NOW (formerly NOW TV)...

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@CuriosityStream @TSJPhillips Hi Timothy, thank you for tweeting about Red Elvis = pls find above a proper trailer (as opposed to the Deadline clip). Hope you enjoy it, and hope you enjoy the film, Tom.

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@ColdWarPod @CuriosityStream brilliant thank you!