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Papa Was a Preacher

5.519861h 40mGMovieDrama

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…

DirectorSteve Feke
WriterSteve Feke
ProducersBetty A. Buckley·Martin Jurow

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Cast · Directed by Steve Feke

RPRobert Pine
Robert Pine
Papa
GEGeorgia Engel
Georgia Engel
Pearl
DSDean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
John White
ICImogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Missy B
DB
Dallas Benton
Hugh
SW
Scott Wilder
Cecil
MHMelora Hardin
Melora Hardin
Janette
BDBrandon Douglas
Brandon Douglas
Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)
GM
Gerrod Miskovsky
Edd
JH
Jason Hillhouse
Gil
GJGennie James
Gennie James
Alyene
JB
Joshua Butts
Paul

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What is the OTT release date for Papa Was a Preacher?

Papa Was a Preacher hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 7, 1986. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Papa Was a Preacher based on a true story?

Yes — Papa Was a Preacher is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).