God Is the Bigger Elvis
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Directed by | Rebecca Cammisa |
Produced by | Julie Anderson Rebecca Cammisa |
Starring | Dolores Hart |
Cinematography | Claudia Raschke-Robinson |
Edited by | Geeta Gandbhir |
Music by | James Lavino |
Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 37 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
God Is the Bigger Elvis is a 2011 documentary film about actress Dolores Hart, who abandoned her successful career at the age of 24 to become a Benedictine nun. The film was nominated for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).[2][3]
In 1957, Dolores Hart co-starred with Elvis Presley in the Paramount motion picture Loving You. It was in this film that she kissed Elvis. This was Elvis' very first on-screen kiss in a movie. Dolores and Elvis would reunite the following year in Michael Curtiz's King Creole.
Awards
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84th Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Julie Anderson, Rebecca Cammisa | Nominated |
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