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The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Movie"They needed help. What they got was a miracle."
Audience Score
58
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PG 2 hr 3 minDec 13th, 1996Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Family, Comedy
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.
StarringDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. Vance
DirectorPenny Marshall

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 13th, 1996
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 13th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$40,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$48,100,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Elliot Abbott, Robert Greenhut
Production Companies:Touchstone Pictures, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Parkway Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company
Movie Tags:
woman directorchristmasangelgospelcrisis of faithreverendchurch choir