God Is the Bigger Elvis

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God Is the Bigger Elvis
Directed by Rebecca Cammisa
Produced by Julie Anderson
Rebecca Cammisa
Starring Dolores Hart
CinematographyClaudia Raschke-Robinson
Edited byGeeta Gandbhir
Music by James Lavino
Distributed by HBO
Release date
  • April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)(HBO) [1]
Running time
37 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
God Is the Bigger Elvis is a 2012 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 .

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Awards

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

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