CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 2h 3m · PG
The Preacher's Wife

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

58%(269)IMDbFamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance

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.

Directed byPenny Marshall

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 3m
Language
EN
Released
December 13, 1996
Budget
$40,000,000
Revenue
$48,100,000
Studios
Touchstone PicturesThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyMundy Lane Entertainment

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The Preacher's Wife (1996) - Movie Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Written by
Nat Mauldin
Allan Scott
Allan Scott
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

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