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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.
- $74 million
- Christopher Young
- $50 million
- Norman Jewison, Armyan Bernstein, John Ketcham
Jan 14, 2000 · A film based on the true story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer who was wrongly convicted of murder and fought for his freedom with the help of activists. Starring Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger and others, directed by Norman Jewison.
- (101K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Norman Jewison
- 2000-01-14
Jan 14, 2000 · Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was arrested along with another man for the murders of 3 people...
- (1.7K)
- Norman Jewison
- R
- Denzel Washington
Apr 24, 2014 · Reel history Sport films. This article is more than 10 years old. The Hurricane: the facts of Rubin Carter's life story are beaten to a pulp. Denzel Washington's compelling performance gives...
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the biographical drama film The Hurricane, based on the book by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. See the full cast and crew credits, including Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, and more.
The Hurricane is a film about Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer falsely accused of murder and his fight to prove his innocence. The film follows his story from his rise to fame to his incarceration to his exoneration, and the challenges he faced from a racist establishment.
