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The Hurricane (1999)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 43,080 users
Metascore:
74/100
Reviews: 247 user | 155 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Director:Norman Jewison |
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| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| Vicellous Reon Shannon | ... | ||
| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | ||
| Liev Schreiber | ... | ||
| John Hannah | ... | ||
| Dan Hedaya | ... | ||
| Debbi Morgan | ... | ||
| Clancy Brown | ... | ||
| David Paymer | ... |
Myron Bedlock
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Leon Friedman
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| Rod Steiger | ... |
Judge Sarokin
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Badja Djola | ... |
Mobutu
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Al Waxman | ... |
Warden at Rahway Penitentiary
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| David Lansbury | ... |
U.S. Court Prosecutor
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This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Huracán See more »Box Office
Budget:
$38,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$337,000 (USA) (2 January 2000) (11 Screens)Gross:
$50,668,906 (USA) (16 April 2000)Company Credits
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Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, this fine young fighter will be right here in Pittsburg on the boxing cog, this Monday night.
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Performed by Bob Dylan
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
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Factual errors: In the first featherweight fight sequence, the radio sportscaster pronounces the Pennsylvania city name, "Reading," as "reeding" (long "e" sound), but it is correctly pronounced as "reding" (short "e" sound). See more »Quotes
[first lines]Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, this fine young fighter will be right here in Pittsburg on the boxing cog, this Monday night.
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"Hurricane"Performed by Bob Dylan
Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy
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