The Hurricane

The Hurricane

146 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1999

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

The Hurricane

146 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1999

The Hurricane
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Universal Pictures, Beacon Communications, Buena Vista International, Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures, Azoff Entertainment
Original title The Hurricane
Directors Samantha Armstrong, Norman Jewison
Writers Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Dan Gordon, Armyan Bernstein

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Reon Shannon

as Lesra Martin

Deborah Kara Unger

as Lisa Peters

Liev Schreiber

as Sam Chaiton

John Hannah

as Terry

Dan Hedaya

as Della Pesca

Debbi Morgan

as Mae Thelma

Clancy Brown

as Lt. Jimmy Williams

David Paymer

as Myron Bedlock

Harris Yulin

as Leon Friedman

Rod Steiger

as Judge Sarokin

Badja Djola

as Mobutu

Vincent Pastore

as Alfred Bello

Al Waxman

as Warden

David Lansbury

as U.S. Court Prosecutor

Garland Whitt

as John Artis

Chuck Cooper

as Earl Martin

Brenda Denmark

as Alma Martin

Marcia Bennett

as Jean Wahl

Beatrice Winde

as Louise Cockersham

Mitchell Taylor Jr.

as Young Rubin Carter

Bill Raymond

as Paterson Judge

Merwin Goldsmith

as Judge Larner

John A. MacKay

as Man at Falls

Donnique Privott

as Boy at the Falls

Moynan King

as Tina Barbieri

Gary DeWitt Marshall

as Nite Spot Cabbie

John Christopher Jones

as Reporter at Bar

Gwendolyn Mulamba

as Nite Spot Woman

Richard M. Davidson

as Paterson Detective

George T. Odom

as Big Ed

Tonye Patano

as Woman at Prison

Fulvio Cecere

as Paterson Policeman

Phillip Jarrett

as Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club

Rodney "Bear" Jackson

as Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club

Judi Embden

as Woman in U.S.O. Club

Terry Claybon

as Emile Griffith

Ben Hernandez Bray

as Joey Giardello

Mike Justus

as Joey Cooper

Kenneth McGregor

as Detective at Hospital

Frank Proctor

as Pittsburgh Ring Announcer

Peter Wylie

as Pittsburgh Referee

David Gray

as Pittsburgh TV Announcer

Joe Matheson

as Philadelphia Ring Announcer

Bill Lake

as Philadelphia TV Announcer

Robin Ward

as Reading, PA. TV Announcer

Pippa Pearthree

as Patty Valentine

Jean Daigle

as Detective

Rob Evans

as Detective at Lafayette Bar

Scott Gibson

as Reporter at Banquet

Ann Holloway

as Cashier

Bruce McFee

as Prison Guard

Conrad Bergschneider

as Prison Guard

Zoran Radusinovic

as Prison Guard

Michael Bodnar

as Prison Guard

Carson Manning

as Prison Guard

Debrah Ellen Waller

as Prison Guard

Richard Litt

as Prison Guard

Adam Large

as Prison Guard

Peter Graham

as Prisoner with Camera

Satori Shakoor

as Prison Guard

George Masswohl

as Mechanic

Lawrence Sacco

as New Jersey Policeman

David Frisch

as New Jersey Policeman

Ralph Brown

as Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor

Dyron Holmes

as Reporter

Ryan Williams

as Elstan Martin

Bruce Vavrina

as St. Joseph's Doctor

Brenda Braxton

as Dancer with John Artis

Christopher Riordan

as Jury Foreman

Harry Davis

as Reading, PA. Referee