The Preacher's Wife (1996)

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

Movie · Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance · 2h 3m · Rated 5.8/10 on TMDB · Released December 13, 1996

Overview

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.

Directed by 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
• 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

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