Denzel Washington
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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Jan 7, 2000 · The Hurricane. The key moment in "The Hurricane," which tells the story of a boxer framed for murder, takes place not in a prison cell but at a used-book sale in Toronto. A 15-year-old boy named Lesra spends 25 cents to buy his first book, the autobiography of the boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. As he reads it, he becomes determined to meet the ...
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Jan 14, 2000 · 83% Tomatometer 115 Reviews 87% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was ...
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- Norman Jewison
- R
- Denzel Washington
Jan 14, 2000 · The Hurricane: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber. 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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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Norman Jewison
- 2000-01-14
User Reviews. Framed by a white cop for a murder he didn't commit, boxer Ruben 'Hurricane' Carter tries to free himself from the constrains of his cell mentally by studying, picking over his case and writing his autobiography. Seven years later, Carter is still in prison with appeal after appeal being turned down, but his book has found its way ...
Dec 29, 1999 · The Hurricane - Metacritic. Summary In Norman Jewison's moving biopic, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Washington) is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1967 while steadfastly maintaining and professing his innocence. After being contacted by an admiring teenager living in Canada (Shannon), a series of events leads to the ...
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Rated: B+ Aug 6, 2012 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The highlight of this scenic black and white romantic South Seas tale is the 15 minute hurricane sequence at the climax.
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