The Last Ride
Jun 22 2012
•2h 42m
•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.
Cast
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Henry Thomas
Hank Williams / "Mr. Wells" / Luke
Jesse James
Silas
Fred Thompson
O'Keefe
Kaley Cuoco
Wanda
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