The Last Ride

The Last Ride

2012 · 102 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Music

At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, country music legend Hank Williams hires a local kid to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio.

Directed by Harry Thomason · Written by Dub Cornett

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