Shine a Light (film)

Shine a Light
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Scorsese
Produced bySteve Bing
Michael Cohl
StarringMick Jagger
Keith Richards
Charlie Watts
Ronnie Wood
Christina Aguilera
Buddy Guy
Jack White III
CinematographyRobert Richardson
Music byThe Rolling Stones
Production
companies
Shangri-La Entertainment
Concert Productions International
Distributed byParamount Vantage (through Paramount Classics; United States)
20th Century Fox (United Kingdom/Australia)
Fortissimo Films (Select territories)
Release date
  • April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04)
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]
Box office$16.2 million[1]

Shine a Light is a 2008 concert film directed by Martin Scorsese documenting the Rolling Stones' 2006 Beacon Theatre performances during their A Bigger Bang Tour.[2] The film also includes archive footage from the band's career and makes use of digital cinematography for backstage sequences, the first time Scorsese used the technology in a film. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, featured on the band's 1972 album Exile on Main St. A soundtrack album was released in April 2008 on the Universal label. This is also the last movie by Paramount Classics, as the company merged into its sister company Paramount Vantage after the movie was released.

  1. ^ a b "Shine a Light (2008)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Jason (2007). "Shine a Light (2008) Review Summary". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2008-03-02.

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