
I Saw the Light(2016)
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.


Maureen McCormick
Barbara Mandrell

Dwight Schultz
Irby Mandrell

Greg Kean
Ken Dudney

Lisa Blount
Mary Mandrell

Lindsey Haun
Barbara (as a Teenager)
Jaime Dudney
Irlene Mandrell

Portia Dawson
Louisa Mandrell

Jesse Littlejohn
Matthew Dudney

Evan Rachel Wood
Jaime Dudney - Age 8

John Doe
Joe Maphis
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story is a music, drama, tv movie film released in 1997 exploring themes of country music, biography. Directed by Jerry London, it stars Maureen McCormick, Dwight Schultz, Greg Kean. Biography of country music star Barbara Mandrell.
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