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The Hurricane

Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 29, 1999

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 assemblage of a legal team which gives him hope for release.

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Runtime:	145 min
Rating:	Rated R for language and some violence.
Production:	Universal Pictures
Genres:	Biography, Drama, Sport
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Jul 11, 2000

Director	Credit
Norman Jewison	Director

Writer	Credit
Armyan Bernstein	Screenplay
Dan Gordon	Screenplay
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter	Book "The 16th Round"
Sam Chaiton	Book "Lazarus And The Hurricane"
Terry Swinton	Book "Lazarus And The Hurricane"

Principal Cast	Credit
Denzel Washington	Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Cast	Credit
Al Waxman	Warden At Rahway Penitentiary
Badja Djola	Mobutu
Clancy Brown	Lt. Jimmy Williams
Dan Hedaya	Det. Sgt. Della Pesca
David Lansbury	U.S. Court Prosecutor
David Paymer	Myron Bedlock
Debbi Morgan	Mae Thelma Carter
Deborah Kara Unger	Lisa Peters
Harris Yulin	Leon Friedman
John Hannah	Terry Swinton
Liev Schreiber	Sam Chaiton
Rod Steiger	Judge Sarokin
Vicellous Reon Shannon	Lesra Martin
Vincent Pastore	Alfred Bello

Producer	Credit
Armyan Bernstein	Producer
Irving Azoff	Executive Producer
John Ketcham	Producer
Jon Jashni	Co-Producer
Marc Abraham	Executive Producer
Michael Jewison	Co-Producer
Norman Jewison	Producer
Rudy Langlais	Executive Producer
Suzann Ellis	Co-Producer
Thomas A. Bliss	Executive Producer
Tom Rosenberg	Executive Producer
William Teitler	Executive Producer