Papa Was a Preacher
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Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1986-09-19
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Steve Feke
Writer: Steve Feke
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Papa Was a Preacher
Production Companies: Rosie Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
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