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Release Date: 1996

Cast: Jenifer Lewis, Gregory Hines, Courtney B. Vance, Justin Pierre Edmund, William James Stiggers Jr., Lex Monson, Marcella Lowery, Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, Darvel Davis Jr., Paul Bates, Cissy Houston ...MORE

Cast: Jenifer Lewis, Gregory Hines, Courtney B. Vance, Justin Pierre Edmund, William James Stiggers Jr., Lex Monson, Marcella Lowery, Loretta Devine, Whitney Houston, Darvel Davis Jr., Paul Bates, Cissy Houston, Denzel Washington, Lionel Richie ...LESS

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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 film was nominated for five Image Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture, and won two for Best Actress-Whitney Houston and Best Supporting Actress-Loretta Devine. The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The soundtrack also... MORE

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 film was nominated for five Image Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture, and won two for Best Actress-Whitney Houston and Best Supporting Actress-Loretta Devine. The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The soundtrack also remained at number one for a record twenty-six weeks on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart. 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. The film was a modest hit, grossing $48,102,795 (USA), ¥106,139,200 (Japan), ITL 282,213,000 (Italy), and went on to gross $21,650,400 (USA) in movie rentals. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars (out of four) and wrote in his review: The Preacher's Wife is a sweet and good-hearted comedy LESS