I Saw the Light poster

I Saw the Light( 2016)

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The story of Hank Williams

Overview

Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tom Hiddleston

      Hank Williams

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      Elizabeth Olsen

      Audrey Mae Williams

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      Wayne Pére

      Toby Marshall

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      David Krumholtz

      James Dolan

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      Wrenn Schmidt

      Bobbie Jett

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      Bradley Whitford

      Fred Rose

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      Josh Pais

      Dore Schary

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      Cherry Jones

      Lillie Williams

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      James DuMont

      WB Nowlin

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      Joe Chrest

      Oscar Davis

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      Charlie Talbert

      Cliff Rogers

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      Maddie Hasson

      Billie Jean

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      Candice Harrison

      Roadhouse Patron

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      Cory Hart

      Back Pain Doctor

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      NM Garcia

      Ryman Auditorium / Cow Coliseum Gal

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      Caroline Hebert

      Ellie

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      Justin Lebrun

      Concert attendant

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      Casey Bond

      Jerry Rivers

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      Joshua Brady

      Sammy Pruett

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      Elliott Grey

      Banker

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      Emily Marie Palmer

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      Vanessa Amaya

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      Jeff Caperton

      Campbell

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      Erica Curtis

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      Jayson Warner Smith

      Hank Snow

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      Bethany Blakey

      Female passerby

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      Denise Gossett

      Mrs. Jones

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      Christopher Heskey

      StageHand Supervisor

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      Gary Teague

      Pedestrian

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      Skyler Davenport

      Hospital Nurse / MGM Pedestrian

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      Allison Claye

      Concert goer

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      Rebecca Chulew

      Performer / Hotel Bar Patron

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      Douglas M. Griffin

      Howard Pill

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      Mattie Liptak

      Charles Carr

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      Jillian Batherson

      Bar Woman

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      Gretchen Koerner

      Bar Waitress

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      Bryan Michael Hall

      Musician

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      Richard Jackson

      Boyette

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      Amanda Joy Erickson

      Patron

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      Cody Daniel

      Ronald

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      Deadra Moore

      Mrs. Ragland

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      Joe Manco

      NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Jul 23 2024
    In theory this had loads to recommend it. A young man who captivated the USA with his music, an handsome and charismatically flawed gent who lived his life to the full, philandered, cheated and drank... How, then, did Marc Abraham manage to turn all that into a stodgy television movie? The ever easy on the eye Tom Hiddleston takes the title role and does precisely nothing with it. His mimicry of the style of performing - that slightly chicken-strutting jig he did whilst singing, works well enough but otherwise this is a shallow and lacklustre characterisation. Williams could never have been cal...

    Media

    Videos 3Backdrops 11Posters 14

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    1646788.00

    Keywords

    • country music
    • musical
    • biography
    • addiction
    • 1940s
    • hank williams