---
title: 'The Preacher''s Wife (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Penny Marshall'
released: '1996-12-13'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-preachers-wife-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117372/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Preacher's Wife (1996)

1996 · 119 min · Drama, Fantasy, Music, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance. It is a remake of the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife, which in turn was based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Penny Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/penny-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert E. Sherwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-sherwood), [Allan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-scott-2), [Nat Mauldin](https://cinepixo.com/people/nat-mauldin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Goldwyn Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-goldwyn-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Miroslav Ondříček](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-ondricek)
- **Editor:** [George Bowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bowers)

## Cast

- [Marcella Lowery](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcella-lowery)
- [Cissy Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/cissy-houston)
- [Mervyn Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-warren)
- [Gregory Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hines)
- [Denzel Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-washington)
- [Lionel Richie](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-richie)
- [Whitney Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/whitney-houston)
- [Jenifer Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenifer-lewis)
- [Shari Headley](https://cinepixo.com/people/shari-headley)
- [Taral Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/taral-hicks)
- [Loretta Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-devine)
- [Courtney B. Vance](https://cinepixo.com/people/courtney-b-vance)

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