Title |
The preacher's wife / Touchstone Pictures and The Samuel Goldwyn Company present a Samuel Goldwyn Jr. production ; Parkway Productions and Mundy Lane Entertainment ; screenplay by Nat Mauldin and Allan Scott ; writers, Nat Mauldin ... [and others] ; directed by Penny Marshall. |
OCLC |
801846089 |
ISBN/ISSN |
786936825688 |
Music number |
109780 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
Publisher |
[Burbank, CA] : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2012] |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
LC Subject heading/s |
Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985 -- Film adaptations.
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Angels -- Drama.
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Spouses of clergy -- Drama.
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African American clergy -- Drama.
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Cast |
Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jennifer Lewis, Loretta Devine. |
Creation/Production credits |
Music supervisor, Mervyn Warren; score composer, Hans Zimmer ; editor, Stephen A. Rotter, George Bowers ; director of photography, Miroslav Ondricek. |
Target audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for brief mild language CHV rating: G. |
Summary |
Troubled Newark minister Henry Biggs prays for heavenly help that comes in the form of an 'angelic' friend named Dudley. Dudley helps the minister see the true spirit of Christmas and beauty in his wife. |
Language note |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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English dialogue; Spanish subtitles. |
System details note |
Blu-ray. |
General note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel "The Bishop's wife" by Robert Nathan. |
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Release date: Aug. 7, 2012. |
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