Papa Was a Preacher (1986)
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.
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Robert PinePapa
Georgia EngelPearl
Imogene CocaMissy B
Dean StockwellJohn WhiteLaird StuartClaudie WalkerDallas BentonHugh
Brandon DouglasRaybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)Scott WilderCecil
Melora HardinJanetteGerrod MiskovskyEddJason HillhouseGil
Gennie JamesAlyeneKeywords
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Based On A True Story · MinisterDialogue densityDramaDirector preference222531Actor preference170855 · 66478 · 276017Country preferenceUs
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What is Papa Was a Preacher about?
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.
How long is Papa Was a Preacher?
Papa Was a Preacher has a runtime of 100 minutes.