Shine a Light | |
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Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
Produced by | Steve Bing Michael Cohl |
Starring | Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts Ronnie Wood Christina Aguilera Buddy Guy Jack White III |
Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
Music by | The Rolling Stones |
Production companies | Shangri-La Entertainment Concert Productions International |
Distributed by | Paramount Vantage (through Paramount Classics; United States) 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom/Australia) Fortissimo Films (Select territories) |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Countries | United States United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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.