Family Prayers | |
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Directed by | Scott M. Rosenfeld |
Written by | Steven Ginsberg |
Produced by | Steven Ginsberg Charmain Jago Mark Levinson Johine Novosel Bonnie Sugar |
Starring | Joe Mantegna Anne Archer Paul Reiser Patti LuPone |
Cinematography | Jeff Jur |
Edited by | Susan Crutcher |
Music by | Steve Tyrell |
Production company | Earthquake Productions |
Distributed by | Arrow Releasing Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 108 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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