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The Hurricane

The Hurricane

His greatest fight was for justice.

19997.42h 26m

Overview

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Directed by Norman Jewison
Written by Armyan Bernstein, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Dan Gordon
Produced by Norman Jewison, Armyan Bernstein, John Ketcham
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $74.0M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Shannon

Vicellous Shannon

Lesra Martin

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Lisa Peters

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Sam Chaiton

John Hannah

John Hannah

Terry

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Della Pesca

Debbi Morgan

Debbi Morgan

Mae Thelma

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Lt. Jimmy Williams

David Paymer

David Paymer

Myron Bedlock

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

Leon Friedman

Themes & Keywords

prisonnew jersey1970sboxeraffectationmelancholyboxing schoolbiographybased on true storybased on memoir or autobiographyhardangryaggressive1960sboxinglegal dramalegal thrillerabsurdadmiringadoringdefiantdemeaningfamiliarscathingtragicvibrant

About The Hurricane

The Hurricane is a drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of prison, new jersey, 1970s, boxer, affectation, melancholy. Directed by Norman Jewison, it stars Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger. The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

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