His greatest fight was for justice.
Hurricane, The (1999)
Biography
| Drama
| Sport
DVD, 146 minutes
Country:
USA
Director:
Norman Jewison
Writer:
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
| Sam Chaiton
| Terry Swinton
| Armyan Bernstein
| Dan Gordon
Producer:
Armyan Bernstein, John Ketcham, Norman Jewison
Music:
Christopher Young
Plot outline
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspires a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists who believe in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- John Hannah
- Deborah Kara Unger
- Liev Schreiber
- Vicellous Reon Shannon
- David Payner
- Dan Hedaya
- Harris Yulin
- Debbi Morgan
- Clancy Brown
- Rod Steiger