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The Hurricane is a 1999 American biographical sports drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison. The film stars Denzel Washington as Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, a former middleweight boxer who was wrongly convicted for a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from ...
- $74 million
- Christopher Young
- $50 million
- Norman Jewison, Armyan Bernstein, John Ketcham
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.
- (101K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Norman Jewison
- 2000-01-14
72th Academy Awards (2000) - Movies from 1999. nom. Best Leading Actor (Denzel Washington) 57th Golden Globes Awards (2000) - Movies from 1999. nom. Best Picture - Drama; nom. Best Director (Norman Jewison) winner Best Leading Actor Drama (Denzel Washington) 50th Berlin International Film Festival 2000. nom. Golden Bear - Best Picture
Other articles where The Hurricane is discussed: Norman Jewison: The Hurricane (1999) featured Denzel Washington as Rubin (“Hurricane”) Carter, a boxer wrongly accused of murder. In 2003 Jewison directed The Statement (2003), chronicling the real-life efforts of vigilantes and law-enforcement officials to capture a Vichy war criminal, played by Michael Caine.
The Hurricane It's almost impossible to imagine "The Hurricane," Norman Jewison's heartfelt political drama, without Denzel Washington in the lead role of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the black boxer ...
Dec 29, 1999 · 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 assemblage of a legal team which gives him hope for release.
Boxing. Prison Drama. 1960s. 1970s. Racism. Synopsis. In June 1966, Rubin Hurricane Carter was a strong contender for the middleweight boxing title. When three people were murdered in a New Jersey bar, Carter's dreams were destroyed. Driving home from a nearby club, Carter was wrongly arrested and sentenced to serve three life terms in prison.
