The Preacher's Wife (1996)

12/13/1996 (US) • 2h 3m

Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance

They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Whitney Houston

Julia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance

Reverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines

Joe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis

Margueritte Coleman

Paul Bates

Saul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund

Jeremiah Biggs


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$40,000,000.00

Revenue

$48,100,000.00

Keywords

angel

church choir

gospel

reverend

crisis of faith

woman director

christmas

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