The Hurricane (1999)

09/17/1999 (US) • 2h 26m

Drama

His greatest fight was for justice.

Overview

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Top Billed Cast

Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Shannon

Lesra Martin

Liev Schreiber

Sam Chaiton

Dan Hedaya

Della Pesca

Debbi Morgan

Mae Thelma

Clancy Brown

Lt. Jimmy Williams

David Paymer

Myron Bedlock


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$73,956,241.00

Keywords

prison

new jersey

1970s

boxer

affectation

melancholy

boxing school

biography

based on memoir or autobiography

hard

angry

aggressive

1960s

boxing

legal drama

legal thriller

absurd

admiring

adoring

defiant

demeaning

familiar

scathing

tragic

vibrant

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