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Midnight Rider

Midnight Rider poster
Directed by
Randall Miller
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
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Based on Gregg Allman's autobiography, this film was meant to tell his life story. Production was halted before completion after a fatal on-set accident during filming.

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What happens

Midnight Rider, also known as Midnight Rider: The Gregg Allman Story, is a cancelled American biographical drama film. Director Randall Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Jody Savin, based on the autobiography My Cross to Bear by the singer Gregg Allman. Miller and Savin were also the producers. The film was to star William Hurt, Tyson Ritter, Zoey Deutch, Eliza Dushku, and Wyatt Russell. On February 20, 2014, the first day of filming, the crew was on an active railroad trestle bridge, high over the Altamaha River in Wayne County, Georgia. Second assistant camerawoman Sarah Jones was killed when she was struck by a CSX freight train that arrived on the trestle. Seven other crew members were also injured, one seriously. Production was suspended the following week and multiple investigations into the incident were undertaken. Miller, Savin, executive producer Jay Sedrish, and first assistant director Hillary Schwartz were charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass. On March 9, 2015, Miller pled guilty to felony involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing and received a 10-year sentence, of which he served one year, followed by probation. Sedrish was also convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing via a plea bargain and sentenced to 10 years of probation. The charges against Savin were dropped as part of the plea agreement with her husband and business partner Randall Miller. Film Allman LLC, referenced in multiple lawsuits, is the production company created by Randall Miller, Jody Savin and Brad Rosenberger in the state of Georgia specifically for the production of Midnight Rider. Unclaimed Freight Productions is Miller and Savin's parent California production company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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