God Is the Bigger Elvis
Directed byRebecca Cammisa
Produced byJulie Anderson
Rebecca Cammisa
StarringDolores Hart
CinematographyClaudia Raschke-Robinson
Edited byGeeta Gandbhir
Music byJames Lavino
Distributed byHBO
Release date
April 5, 2012 (HBO)[1]
Running time
37 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
84th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Julie Anderson, Rebecca Cammisa Nominated

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