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The Preacher's Wife 1996 Directed by Penny Marshall

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Hausa , Spanish
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Family , Fantasy , Romance
Budget $40,000,000
Revenue $48,100,000
Release Date 13 December 1996
123 mins
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
Crew
Director
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Writers
Nat Mauldin
Nat Mauldin
Allan Scott
Allan Scott
Producers
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Timothy M. Bourne
Timothy M. Bourne
Debra Martin Chase
Debra Martin Chase
Executive Producers
Elliot Abbott
Elliot Abbott
Robert Greenhut
Robert Greenhut
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček
Composer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Editors
George Bowers
George Bowers
Stephen A. Rotter
Stephen A. Rotter
Production Design
Bill Groom
Bill Groom
Sound
Dennis Drummond
Dennis Drummond
Original Writers
Robert Nathan
Robert Nathan
Robert E. Sherwood
Robert E. Sherwood
Leonardo Bercovici
Leonardo Bercovici
Art Direction
Dennis Bradford
Dennis Bradford
Set Decoration
George DeTitta Jr.
George DeTitta Jr.
Costume Design
Cynthia Flynt
Cynthia Flynt
Makeup Artists
Michele Paris
Michele Paris
Edna Sheen
Edna Sheen
Ellie Winslow
Ellie Winslow
Hairstylists
Larry M. Cherry
Larry M. Cherry
Kenneth Walker
Kenneth Walker
Casting
Paula Herold
Paula Herold
Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper
H.H. Cooper