Movie·1996·2h 3m
The Preacher's Wife
They needed help. What they got was a miracle.
Directed By
Penny Marshall
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Producer
Elliot Abbott, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Cinematography
Miroslav Ondříček
Music
Hans Zimmer
Editor
Stephen A. Rotter
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Britsloe
Victor Williams
Robbie
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte d'Amboise
Debbie Paige
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Johnson Keeley
Jernard Burks
Pizza Man
Aaron A. McConnaughey
Teen
Lex Monson
Osbert
// crew
Crew
Penny Marshall
Director
Nat Mauldin
Screenplay
Allan Scott
Screenplay
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
George Bowers
Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Elliot Abbott
Executive Producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Robert Greenhut
Executive Producer
Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography
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