---
title: 'Shine a Light (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Scorsese'
released: '2008-04-04'
runtime_minutes: 122
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shine-a-light-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893382/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shine a Light (2008)

2008 · 122 min · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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. It is the final film to be distributed by Paramount Classics, as the company subsequently merged into its sister company Paramount Vantage.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- **Original Music Composer:** [The Rolling Stones](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-rolling-stones)
- **Producer:** [Michael Cohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cohl), [Steve Bing](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-bing)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-richardson), [Ellen Kuras](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-kuras), [Andrew Lesnie](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lesnie), [Emmanuel Lubezki](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-lubezki), [Stuart Dryburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-dryburgh), [Mitchell Amundsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-amundsen)

## Cast

- [Bernard Fowler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-fowler)
- [Lou Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-reed)
- [Lisa Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-fischer)
- [Jack White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-white-3)
- [Charlie Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-watts)
- [Ronnie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-wood)
- [Keith Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-richards)
- [Mick Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-jagger)
- [Hillary Clinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hillary-clinton)
- [Bobby Keys](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-keys)
- [Buddy Guy](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-guy)
- [Darryl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-jones)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- [Benicio del Toro](https://cinepixo.com/people/benicio-del-toro)
- [Bill Clinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-clinton)

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