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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after almost 20 years in prison.
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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 · 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
Apr 3, 2019 · 3 April 2019. The BBC’s World Service has been investigating three murders that took place at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey in 1966. Over the past 15 weeks ‘The Hurricane...
Feb 8, 2024 · His story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film 'The Hurricane,' starring Denzel Washington. Quick Facts. FULL NAME: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. BORN: May 6,...
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Apr 21, 2014 · Mon 21 Apr 2014 13.22 EDT. As a boxer, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who has died aged 76, was a middleweight Sonny Liston, an ex-convict whose only skill seemed to be inflicting hurt, which made...
Apr 24, 2014 · Thu 24 Apr 2014 05.26 EDT. The Hurricane (1999) Director: Norman Jewison. Entertainment grade: B. History grade: D–. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who died this week, was a boxer in the...