The Preacher's Wife
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.
- Director
- Penny Marshall
- Worldwide
- $48M
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Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
The Preacher's Wife returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $40M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $48M
- Release date
- Dec 13, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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