The Preacher's Wife



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
Editing by George Bowers
Studio The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s) December 13, 1996
Running time 124 min.
Language English
Gross revenue Domestic:
$48,102,795[1]

The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic-family-dramedy-christmas film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Loretta Devine. 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.

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, Cissy Houston, and Shirley Caesar among others. For more information, see The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album.

Cast of characters

Name 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 Lowery Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston Mrs. Havergal
Aaron A. McConnaughey Teen

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