Family ·Fantasy ·Drama ·Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1996 · 2h 3m

The Preacher's Wife

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Director
Penny Marshall
Cast
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
Crew
Miroslav Ondříček — Director of Photography Stephen A. Rotter — Editor George Bowers — Editor Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer Nat Mauldin — Screenplay Allan Scott — Screenplay
Tagline

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Preacher's Wife — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
angelchurch choirgospelreverendcrisis of faithwoman directorchristmas
Key Collaborators
Penny Marshall Director Miroslav Ondříček Director of Photography Stephen A. Rotter Editor George Bowers Editor Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer Nat Mauldin Screenplay Allan Scott Screenplay Robert Nathan Novel Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Producer Bill Groom Production Design Cynthia Flynt Costume Design
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