
Papa Was a Preacher
1986 · Movie · 1h 40m · G
Drama
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Key crew
- Steve FekeDirector
- Steve FekeWriter
- Ken SutherlandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert PinePapa
- Georgia EngelPearl
- Dean StockwellJohn White
- Imogene CocaMissy B
- Dallas BentonHugh
- Scott WilderCecil
- Melora HardinJanette
- Brandon DouglasRaybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)
- Gerrod MiskovskyEdd
- Jason HillhouseGil
- Gennie JamesAlyene
- Joshua ButtsPaul
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Themes
based on novel or bookmethodist churchministerbased on true story























