I saw the light

Resource Information

The work I saw the light represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

I saw the light

Statement of responsibility

Sony Pictures Classics and Ratpac Entertainment present ; in association with CW Media Finance ; a Bron Studios and Ratpac Entertainment production ; produced by Brett Ratner, Aaron L. Gilbert, Marc Abraham, G. Marq Roswell ; written and directed by Marc Abraham

Title variation

• I saw the light
• Story of Hank Williams

Title variation remainder

the story of Hank Williams

Contributor

• Heim, Alan
• Whitford, Bradley
• Gilbert, Aaron L.
• Bron Studios
• Hiddleston, Tom
• Schmidt, Wrenn
• CW Media Finance
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
• Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28-
• Zigman, Aaron
• Ratner, Brett
• Spinotti, Dante
• Hasson, Maddie
• Roswell, G. Marq
• Olsen, Elizabeth, 1989-
• Jones, Cherry, 1956-
• Krumholtz, David, 1978-
• RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm)
• Escott, Colin

Actor

• Whitford, Bradley
• Hiddleston, Tom
• Schmidt, Wrenn
• Hasson, Maddie
• Olsen, Elizabeth, 1989-
• Jones, Cherry, 1956-
• Krumholtz, David, 1978-

Cinematographer

• Spinotti, Dante

Composer

• Zigman, Aaron

Film director

• Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28-

Film editor

• Heim, Alan

Film producer

• Gilbert, Aaron L.
• Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28-
• Ratner, Brett
• Roswell, G. Marq

Presenter

• CW Media Finance
• Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
• RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm)

Production company

• Bron Studios
• RatPac-Dune Entertainment (Firm)

Publisher

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28-

Subject

• Country musicians
• Drama
• Country musicians -- United States -- Biography | Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Biographical films
• Feature films
• Biographical films
• Williams, Hank, 1923-1953
• Dramatic films
• United States
• Fiction films
• Williams, Hank, 1923-1953 -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Feature films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Genre

• Feature films
• Dramatic films
• Biography
• Biographical films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Fiction films

Language

• tha
• kor
• eng
• eng
• eng
• fre
• por
• tha
• spa
• fre
• chi
• por
• eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Alan Heim ; music, Aaron Zigman

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• Rating: R; for some language and brief sexuality/nudity
• CHV rating: 14A

Language note

English, French, Portuguese or Thai dialogue; Spanish, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Thai, Korean or English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; described video

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.I3 2016

PerformerNote

Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn Schmidt, David Krumholtz

Runtime

124

Technique

live action