The Preacher's Wife
“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”
1996•PG•2h 3m•5.8•Released
FamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance
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.
Director
Penny Marshall
Writer
Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Budget
$40M
Revenue
$48M
Languages
English, Hausa, Spanish
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Cast
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Britsloe
Victor Williams
Robbie
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte d'Amboise
Debbie Paige
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Johnson Keeley
Production
Company
Touchstone Pictures
Company
Mundy Lane Entertainment
Company
Parkway Productions
Company
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
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