The Hurricane

Movie (1999)

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Synopsis:

Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dreams of winning the middleweight world title, only to be wrongfully thrown into prison for the murders of three people in a bar. While he's in jail, a young boy reads his autobiography and sets out on a campaign to free him. Acclaimed fact-based drama, starring the excellent Denzel Washington in a powerful performance which earned him an Oscar nomination, alongside John Hannah, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber and Dan Hedaya

Cast:

Denzel Washington as Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, John Hannah as Terry Swinton, Deborah Kara Unger as Lisa Peters, Liev Schreiber as Sam Chaiton, Dan Hedaya as Vincent Della Pesca, Vicellous Reon Shannon as Lesra Martin, Debbi Morgan as Mae Thelma Carter, Clancy Brown as Lt Jimmy Williams, David Paymer, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger, Garland Whitt

Credits:

Norman Jewison - Director, Producer, Armyan Bernstein - Scriptwriter, Producer, Dan Gordon - Scriptwriter, Marc Abraham - Executive-Producer, Irving Azoff - Executive-Producer, Thomas A. Bliss - Executive-Producer, John Ketcham - Producer, Tom Rosenberg - Executive-Producer, Rudy Langlais - Executive-Producer, William Teitler - Executive-Producer