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The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

Genres

FamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$40000000

Revenue

$48100000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

13 December 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Aaron A. McConnaughey

Aaron A. McConnaughey

Teen

Lex Monson

Lex Monson

Osbert

Darvel Davis Jr.

Darvel Davis Jr.

Hakim

William James Stiggers Jr.

William James Stiggers Jr.

Billy Eldridge

Shyheim Franklin

Shyheim Franklin

Teen

Taral Hicks

Taral Hicks

Teen

Kennan Scott

Kennan Scott

Teen

Michael Alexander Jackson

Michael Alexander Jackson

Robber

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie Tirelli

Liquor Store Owner

Lizan Mitchell

Lizan Mitchell

Judge

Robert Colston

Robert Colston

Bailiff

Juliehera DeStefano

Juliehera DeStefano

Receptionist

Delores Mitchell

Delores Mitchell

Mary Halford

David Langston Smyrl

David Langston Smyrl

Hanley's Waiter

Harsh Nayyar

Harsh Nayyar

Christmas Tree Man

Mervyn Warren

Mervyn Warren

Pianist

Roy Haynes

Roy Haynes

Drummer

George Coleman

George Coleman

Sax Player

Ted Dunbar

Ted Dunbar

Guitar Player

Jamil Nasser

Jamil Nasser

Bass Player

Mary Bond Davis

Mary Bond Davis

Bernita

Toukie Smith

Toukie Smith

Teleprompter Operator

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