I Saw the Light Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

May. 29, 2016

I Saw the Light

Release Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 Limited

Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, James DuMont, Brett Ratner, Maddie Hasson, Marc Abraham, David Krumholtz, Eric Newman, Josh Pais, Wrenn Schmidt, James Packer, Eric Geadelmann, Anastasia Brown, Colin Escott

Chronicles William's meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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Chronicles William's meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Plot

What's the story about?

The story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Cited as official plot version from sonyclassics.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in I Saw the Light.

Tom Hiddleston
... Hank Williams

Avengers: Infinity War, The Life of Chuck
Elizabeth Olsen
Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
M
Maddie Hasson
... Billie Jean

Elevation, Malignant
W
Wrenn Schmidt
... Bobbie Jett

Nuremberg, The Good Catholic
D
David Krumholtz
... James Dolan

Oppenheimer, The Santa Clause 2
J
James DuMont
... WB Nowlin

Catch Hell, Roe v. Wade
J
Josh Pais
... Dore Schary

Joker, The Mimic

Crew Behind the Film

The I Saw the Light behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Marc Abraham last directed Flash of Genius. The film's writer Marc Abraham last wrote Untitled Hank Williams Project.

Director: Marc Abraham
Screenwriter: Marc Abraham
Producers: Anastasia Brown
Eric Geadelmann
Eric Newman
Brett Ratner

Studios: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company: RatPac Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for some language and brief sexuality/nudity
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Biography

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Production Details

What we know about the I Saw the Light movie production.

Key Facts

Notable director of photography Dante Spinotti was the cinematographer for the film.
Filmmakers have cooperation with the Hank Williams estate that gives the production use of his recordings.
Film about country western legend, Hank Williams.
Based on the book "Hank Williams: The Biography" by Colin Escott.

Production Updates

Jul 2015

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Oct 2014

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Now filming in Louisiana.

Aug 2009

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

I Saw the Light was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 25, 2016. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and Get a Job. As a limited release, I Saw the Light was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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