The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Name: The Preacher's Wife
Director: Penny Marshall
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1996
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Charlotte d'Amboise, Cissy Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Denzel Washington, Gregory Hines

Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Romance

5.8 (269 votes)

2h 3m

Overview

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.

Details

Director: Penny Marshall
Writer: Robert Nathan, Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Original Language: English
Budget: $40,000,000

Cast

Charlotte d'Amboise Cissy Houston Courtney B. Vance Denzel Washington Gregory Hines Helmar Augustus Cooper Jenifer Lewis Justin Pierre Edmund Lionel Richie Loretta Devine Marcella Lowery Paul Bates Shari Headley Victor Williams Whitney Houston