The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996
2h 3min

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.

The Preacher's Wife

Storyline

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.
    Released
    13 December 1996
    Runtime
    2h 3min
    Director
    Budget
    $40,000,000
    Revenue
    $48,100,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Touchstone Pictures, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Parkway Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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
Teen
Lex Monson
Osbert
Darvel Davis Jr.
Hakim
William James Stiggers Jr.
Billy Eldridge
Shyheim Franklin
Shyheim Franklin
Teen
Taral Hicks
Taral Hicks
Teen
Kennan Scott
Teen
Michael Alexander Jackson
Robber
Jamie Tirelli
Jamie Tirelli
Liquor Store Owner
Lizan Mitchell
Lizan Mitchell
Judge
Robert Colston
Bailiff
Juliehera DeStefano
Receptionist
Delores Mitchell
Mary Halford
David Langston Smyrl
David Langston Smyrl
Hanley's Waiter
Harsh Nayyar
Harsh Nayyar
Christmas Tree Man
Mervyn Warren
Pianist
Roy Haynes
Drummer
George Coleman
Sax Player
Ted Dunbar
Guitar Player
Jamil Nasser
Bass Player
Mary Bond Davis
Mary Bond Davis
Bernita
Toukie Smith
Teleprompter Operator
Rutha Harris
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Jacqueline Martin
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Teretha G. Houston
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Sharon A. Mitchell
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member
Steven Brown
Drummer
Dwain L. White
Organist
Tania McDonald-Tomlinson
Sheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson)
Mark Gilbert
Wise Man - Nativity Choir
Michael Marshall
Wise Man - Nativity Choir
Kevin Mitchell
Painting Singer
Debbie Benitez
Store Owner's Wife (uncredited)
Marianne Hettinger
Marianne Hettinger
Robbery Witness (uncredited)
Anibal O. Lleras
Anibal O. Lleras
Pizza Man (uncredited)
David Madison
Defendant (uncredited)
Adam Alexi-Malle
Adam Alexi-Malle
Robbery Witness (uncredited)
John Rowe Jr.
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
Derrick Simmons
Robber (uncredited)
Ronald Sylvers
Congregation Member (uncredited)
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