Glory! Glory!
| Glory! Glory! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Written by | Stan Daniels Bonny Dore Larry Hovey |
| Directed by | Lindsay Anderson |
| Starring | Ellen Greene Richard Thomas James Whitmore Barry Morse |
| Music by | Christopher Dedrick |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bonny Dore Leslie Greif |
| Producers | Stan Daniels Seaton McLean |
| Cinematography | Mike Fask |
| Editor | Ruth Foster |
| Running time | 206 minutes (2 parts) |
| Production companies | HBO Atlantis Films (as Atlantis Films Limited) Orion Television The Greif-Dore Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | February 19, 1989 |
Glory! Glory! is a 1989 televangelism comedy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Ellen Greene that originally aired on HBO in two parts.
In the film, a radio preacher's operation is covertly controlled by his son. When the father finds a more skilled (and less honest) talent agent to promote his act, he severs all ties with his son. The son has the idea to turn a female rock and roll singer into the televangelist and faith healer Sister Ruth. Her act is a success, but her craving for cocaine and her sexual promiscuity are threatening her reputation. Investigative reporters find out that Ruth had an abortion, and a church leader uses the information to blackmail her.