Watch the official trailer for the biopic and a breakdown of the song's spiritual themes: I Saw The Light - Official Trailer Sony Pictures Entertainment YouTube• Jul 15, 2016
: It chronicles his meteoric rise to fame at the Grand Ole Opry, his struggle with spina bifida (which caused chronic back pain), and the heavy drinking and drug use that led to his death at age 29. I Saw the Light
: Williams was asleep in the backseat of a car while his mother, Lilly, was driving them back to Montgomery. Watch the official trailer for the biopic and
Hank Williams was inspired to write the song in January 1947 while returning from a show in Fort Deposit, Alabama. : While it wasn't an immediate hit, it
: While it wasn't an immediate hit, it became his signature closing number and a standard in country gospel. At a concert following his death on New Year's Day 1953, the crowd only believed he had passed when another performer led them in a final rendition of the song. The 2015 Film
The movie I Saw the Light is a biopic that dramatizes Williams' life, starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank and Elizabeth Olsen as his first wife, Audrey.
: Much of the film centers on his turbulent marriage to Audrey, marked by mutual infidelities and her own aspirations to be a singer despite a lack of vocal talent.