The Preacher's Wife
1996 film by Penny Marshall
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Summary
The Preacher's Wife is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,103 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Penny Marshall[3]
- Screenwriter: Robert E. Sherwood[4], Nat Mauldin[5], Allan Scott[6]
- Composer: Hans Zimmer[7]
- Genre: fantasy film[8], comedy drama[9], musical film[10], drama film[11], Christmas film[12], romantic comedy[13], romance film[14]
- Cast member: Denzel Washington[15], Whitney Houston[16], Courtney B. Vance[17], Gregory Hines[18], Jenifer Lewis[19], Loretta Devine[20], Lionel Richie[21], Taral Hicks[22], Cissy Houston[23], Marcella Lowery[24], Shari Headley[25], Mervyn Warren[26]
- Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Jr.[27]
- Depicts: angel[28]
- Production company: Touchstone Pictures[29]
- Director of photography: Miroslav Ondříček[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Soundtrack release: The Preacher's Wife - Original Soundtrack Album[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 60%[34], 5.9/10[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37]
- Publication date: December 13, 1996[38], November 21, 1997[39], January 16, 1997[40]
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[41], Netflix[42]
- Narrative location: New York City[43]
- Filming location: New Jersey[44], Maine[45]
- Film editor: George Bowers[46]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[47]
- Title: The Preacher's Wife[48]
- Different from: The Preacher's Wife[49]
- Duration: 119 minutes[50]
- Capital cost: 40,000,000 US dollars[51]
Why It Matters
The Preacher's Wife has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]