The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

124 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 13, 1996

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, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

The Preacher's Wife

124 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 13, 1996

The Preacher's Wife
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, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Company, Parkway Productions, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures
Original title The Preacher's Wife
Directors Penny Marshall
Writers Allan Scott, Robert Nathan, Nat Mauldin

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

Paul Bates

as Saul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund

as Jeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie

as Britsloe

Victor Williams

as Robbie

Shari Headley

as Arlene Chattan

Marcella Lowery

as Anna Eldridge

Cissy Houston

as Mrs. Havergal

Charlotte d'Amboise

as Debbie Paige

Helmar Augustus Cooper

as Johnson Keeley

Jernard Burks

as Pizza Man