
The Wait of the World
1985-01-01 · 87 min · ★ 8.0
The story here finds three different Christian reporters each given assignments elsewhere in the world, and the involvements they in-turn share with the individuals they've been asked to write about.
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- Directors
- John Schmidt
- Production companies
- John Schmidt Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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