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The Preacher's Wife (1996)

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

Genre : Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 2H 4M

Director : Penny Marshall
Writer : Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott

Synopsis

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

Actors

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Britsloe
Victor Williams
Victor Williams
Robbie
Shari Headley
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte d'Amboise
Charlotte d'Amboise
Debbie Paige
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Johnson Keeley
Jernard Burks
Jernard Burks
Pizza Man

Crews

Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Director
Robert Nathan
Robert Nathan
Novel
Nat Mauldin
Nat Mauldin
Screenplay
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Music
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček
Cinematography
George Bowers
George Bowers
Editor
Stephen A. Rotter
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
Bill Groom
Bill Groom
Production Design
Dennis Bradford
Dennis Bradford
Art Direction
George DeTitta Jr.
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
Cynthia Flynt
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Design
Dennis Drummond
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Allan Scott
Allan Scott
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

The Preacher's Wife (1996) - Movie Trailer
Behind the Scene: Courtney B Vance on THE PREACHER'S WIFE

Posters and backgrounds

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