

The Preacher's Wife
DirectorPenny Marshall
“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”
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.
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The Preacher's Wife (1996) - Movie Trailer
Cast

Denzel Washington
Dudley

Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman

Loretta Devine
Beverly

Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie
Britsloe

Victor Williams
Robbie

Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan

Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
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