The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife (1996)

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

  • Genre: Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1996-12-13
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 225 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 3min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Touchstone Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Penny Marshall
star 5.7/10
From 225 Ratings

Summary

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, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

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  • Denzel Washington

    as Dudley

  • Whitney Houston

    as Julia Biggs

  • Courtney B. Vance

    as Reverend Henry Biggs

  • Gregory Hines

    as Joe Hamilton

  • Jenifer Lewis

    as Margueritte Coleman

  • Loretta Devine

    as Beverly

  • Paul Bates

    as Saul Jeffreys

  • Justin Pierre Edmund

    as Jeremiah Biggs

  • Lionel Richie

    as Britsloe

  • Victor Williams

    as Robbie

  • Shari Headley

    as Arlene Chattan

  • Marcella Lowery

    as Anna Eldridge

  • Cissy Houston

    as Mrs. Havergal

  • Charlotte d'Amboise

    as Debbie Paige

  • Helmar Augustus Cooper

    as Johnson Keeley

  • Jernard Burks

    as Pizza Man

  • Aaron A. McConnaughey

    as Teen

  • Lex Monson

    as Osbert

  • Darvel Davis Jr.

    as Hakim

  • William James Stiggers Jr.

    as Billy Eldridge

  • Shyheim Franklin

    as Teen

  • Taral Hicks

    as Teen

  • Kennan Scott

    as Teen

  • Michael Alexander Jackson

    as Robber

  • Jamie Tirelli

    as Liquor Store Owner

  • Lizan Mitchell

    as Judge

  • Robert Colston

    as Bailiff

  • Juliehera DeStefano

    as Receptionist

  • Delores Mitchell

    as Mary Halford

  • David Langston Smyrl

    as Hanley's Waiter

  • Harsh Nayyar

    as Christmas Tree Man

  • Mervyn Warren

    as Pianist

  • Roy Haynes

    as Drummer

  • George Coleman

    as Sax Player

  • Ted Dunbar

    as Guitar Player

  • Jamil Nasser

    as Bass Player

  • Mary Bond Davis

    as Bernita

  • Toukie Smith

    as Teleprompter Operator
Directing Penny Marshall Director
Writing Robert Nathan Novel
Writing Nat Mauldin Screenplay
Writing Allan Scott Screenplay
Editing Stephen A. Rotter Editor
Art Dennis Bradford Art Direction
Editing George Bowers Editor
Crew Miroslav Ondříček Cinematography
Art Bill Groom Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Cynthia Flynt Costume Design
Sound Dennis Drummond Supervising Sound Editor
Art George DeTitta Jr. Set Decoration
Sound Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
Directing H.H. Cooper Second Assistant Director
Writing Robert E. Sherwood Original Film Writer
Writing Leonardo Bercovici Original Film Writer
Production Elliot Abbott Executive Producer
Production Timothy M. Bourne Co-Producer
Production Debra Martin Chase Co-Producer
Production Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Producer
Production Robert Greenhut Executive Producer
Production Bonnie Hlinomaz Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Larry M. Cherry Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Lisa Hazell Assistant Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Michele Paris Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Edna Sheen Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kenneth Walker Key Hair Stylist
Costume & Make-Up Ellie Winslow Makeup Artist
Production Donald De Line Executive In Charge Of Production
Production Debra D. Jeffreys Assistant Production Manager
Production Amy Lemisch Unit Production Manager
Production John Bard Manulis Executive In Charge Of Production
Production Paula Herold Casting
Production Stephanie Corsalini Casting Associate

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