The Preacher’s Wife

The movie poster for The Preacher’s Wife.

Directed by
Penny Marshall

Produced by
Debra Martin Chase

Written by
Robert Nathan
Robert E. Sherwood
Leonardo Bercovici
Nat Mauldin
Allan Scott

Starring
Denzel Washington
Whitney Houston

Music by
Hans Zimmer

Distributed by
Touchstone Pictures

Release date(s)
December 13, 1996

Running time
124 min.

Language
English

Gross revenue
Domestic:
$48,102,795

IMDb profile

The Preacher’s Wife is a 1996 film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. It is a remake of the 1947 film The Bishop’s Wife.

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score.

Tagline: They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

The Georgia Mass Choir appears in the film. The soundtrack to the film (performed by Whitney Houston) consists of gospel numbers and includes performances by Monica and Shirley Caesar among others. For more information, see The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album.

Cast of Characters

Name
Movie Role

Denzel Washington
Dudley

Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman

Loretta Devine
Beverly

Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie
Bristole

Paul Bates
Saul Jefferys

Lex Monson
Osbert

Darvel Davis, Jr.
Hakim

William James Stiggers, Jr.
Billy Eldridge

Marcella Mowry
Anna Eldridge

Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal

Aaron A. McConnaughey
Teen

Footnotes

1. ^ Box Office Mojo: The Preacher’s Wife

External links

• The Preacher’s Wife at the Internet Movie Database

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Films Directed by Penny Marshall

Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986) • Big (1988) • Awakenings (1990) • A League of Their Own (1992) • Renaissance Man (1994) • The Preacher’s Wife (1996) • Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

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