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05/02/2016 Music, Drama 2h 3m
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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.

  1. Marc Abraham

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tom Hiddleston

    Hank Williams

  2. Elizabeth Olsen

    Audrey Mae Williams

  3. Wayne Péré

    Toby Marshall

  4. David Krumholtz

    James Dolan

  5. Wrenn Schmidt

    Bobbie Jett

  6. Bradley Whitford

    Fred Rose

  7. Josh Pais

    Dore Schary

  8. Cherry Jones

    Lillie Williams

  9. James DuMont

    WB Nowlin

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by JPRetana
Written by JPRetana on 2026-06-14
I Saw the Light (2015) opens with what appears to be archival footage of a record executive explaining why he liked Hank Williams: Hank didn’t care whether people liked him or not. An interesting observation, perhaps, but it raises a question the film never answers: if Hank didn’t care whether people liked him, why should we care whether this guy or anyone else did or didn’t?

After the opening credits, we’re introduced to Hank Williams (Tom Hiddleston) and Audrey Williams (Elizabeth Olsen) on their wedding day. Both actors feel fundamentally miscast. Hiddleston occasionally has to r...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,646,788.00

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