The Preacher's Wife (1996)
FamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance
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.
Director:
Penny Marshall
Writers:
Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott.
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Denzel Washington as Dudley |
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Whitney Houston as Julia Biggs |
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Courtney B. Vance as Reverend Henry Biggs |
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Gregory Hines as Joe Hamilton |
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Jenifer Lewis as Margueritte Coleman |
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Loretta Devine as Beverly |
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Paul Bates as Saul Jeffreys |
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Justin Pierre Edmund as Jeremiah Biggs |
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Lionel Richie as Britsloe |
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Victor Williams as Robbie |
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Shari Headley as Arlene Chattan |
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Marcella Lowery as Anna Eldridge |
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Cissy Houston as Mrs. Havergal |
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Charlotte d'Amboise as Debbie Paige |
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Helmar Augustus Cooper as Johnson Keeley |
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Jernard Burks as Pizza Man |
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Aaron A. McConnaughey as Teen |
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Lex Monson as Osbert |
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Darvel Davis Jr. as Hakim |
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William James Stiggers Jr. as Billy Eldridge |
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Shyheim Franklin as Teen |
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Taral Hicks as Teen |
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Kennan Scott as Teen |
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Michael Alexander Jackson as Robber |
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Jamie Tirelli as Liquor Store Owner |
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Lizan Mitchell as Judge |
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Robert Colston as Bailiff |
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Juliehera DeStefano as Receptionist |
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Delores Mitchell as Mary Halford |
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David Langston Smyrl as Hanley's Waiter |
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Harsh Nayyar as Christmas Tree Man |
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Mervyn Warren as Pianist |
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Roy Haynes as Drummer |
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George Coleman as Sax Player |
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Ted Dunbar as Guitar Player |
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Jamil Nasser as Bass Player |
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Mary Bond Davis as Bernita |
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Toukie Smith as Teleprompter Operator |
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Rutha Harris as St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Jacqueline Martin as St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Teretha G. Houston as St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Sharon A. Mitchell as St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Steven Brown as Drummer |
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Dwain L. White as Organist |
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Tania McDonald-Tomlinson as Sheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson) |
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Mark Gilbert as Wise Man - Nativity Choir |
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Michael Marshall as Wise Man - Nativity Choir |
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Kevin Mitchell as Painting Singer |
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Debbie Benitez as Store Owner's Wife (uncredited) |
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Marianne Hettinger as Robbery Witness (uncredited) |
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Anibal O. Lleras as Pizza Man (uncredited) |
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David Madison as Defendant (uncredited) |
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Adam Alexi-Malle as Robbery Witness (uncredited) |
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John Rowe Jr. as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
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Derrick Simmons as Robber (uncredited) |
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Ronald Sylvers as Congregation Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Penny Marshall | Director |
| Writing | Robert Nathan | Novel |
| Writing | Nat Mauldin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Allan Scott | Screenplay |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Art | Dennis Bradford | Art Direction |
| Editing | George Bowers | Editor |
| Art | Bill Groom | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Flynt | Costume Design |
| Sound | Dennis Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | H.H. Cooper | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Robert E. Sherwood | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Leonardo Bercovici | Original Film Writer |
| Production | Elliot Abbott | Executive Producer |
| Production | Timothy M. Bourne | Co-Producer |
| Production | Debra Martin Chase | Co-Producer |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Robert Greenhut | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bonnie Hlinomaz | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Hazell | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michele Paris | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellie Winslow | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Donald De Line | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Debra D. Jeffreys | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Amy Lemisch | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | John Bard Manulis | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Paula Herold | Casting |
| Production | Stephanie Corsalini | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Diane Warren | Songs |
