I Saw the Light (2015)

I Saw the Light (2015)

I Saw the Light is a 2015 biography film directed, written and produced by Marc Abraham, starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams and Elizabeth Olsen as Audrey Williams. It is based on the book Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott, George Merritt, and William MacEwen. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is scheduled to be released on March 25, 2016

Cast

• Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
• Elizabeth Olsen as Audrey Sheppard Williams, Hank's wife, manager, and duet partner
• David Krumholtz as James Dolan, a New York journalist
• Bradley Whitford as Fred Rose, songwriter who co-wrote several songs with Hank
• Maddie Hasson as Billie Jean, a 19-year-old pursued by Hank after his divorce from Audrey and eventually becomes his second wife and widow.
• Cherry Jones as Lillie Skipper Williams, Hank's mother
• Josh Pais as Dore Schary, a movie director, producer and former head of MGM Studios
• Wrenn Schmidt as Bobbie Jett, had a short-lived relationship with Hank after his divorce from Audrey. She gave birth to their daughter, Jett Williams[9]
• James DuMont as WB Nolan, a music promoter and small-town mayor
• Casey Bond as Jerry Rivers[10]
• Michael Rinne as Lum York, bass player in Hank's band, Drifting Cowboys
• Joshua Brady as Sammy Pruett, lead guitarist in Hank's band, Drifting Cowboys
• Wes Langlois as Don Helms, steel guitarist in Hank's band, Drifting Cowboys
• Von Lewis as Ray Price, a Country singer and roommate of Hank Williams
• Fred Parker Jr. as Faron Young
• Rob Boltin as Frank Walker, Hank's friend and producer