Hallelujah
1993Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first choice to be the Messiah's new pastor; an unwed father of a teenage son, he is given only two days to prove his worth to his new parishioners. Meanwhile, Katherine, a sixteen-year-old girl who is about to give birth, has come to the area to escape an abusive home and to search for a grandfather she doesn't know. With the help of local homeless advocate "Big" Willie Thorton, Crawford attempts to revive the spirit of the church and provide solace to the displaced girl.
Acted in
James Earl Jones
as Old Man Taylor
Phylicia Rashād
as Mayor Turner
Keith David
as Big Willie
Deon Richmond
as Nat
Tracy Douglas
as Katherine
Suzzanne Douglas
as Eunice
Ray Aranha
as Rev. Foy
Phyllis Bash
as Elmira
Ruth Brown
as Mrs. Sherman
Rosanna Carter
as Minnie
Isaac Hayes
as Prophet
Dennis Haysbert
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
Dulé Hill