The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

5.8IMDb Score
Released:1996-12-13
Duration:123 min
Director:Penny Marshall
Actors:Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis
Production:Touchstone Pictures, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Parkway Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

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.

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