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The Hurricane

1999·146 min

The Hurricane

Directed by Norman Jewison

Drama

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

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Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Vicellous Shannon

Lesra Martin

Deborah Kara Unger

Lisa Peters

Sam Chaiton

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Christopher Young

Original Music Composer

Armyan Bernstein

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Armyan Bernstein

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The Hurricane (1999) is about the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

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Norman Jewison directed The Hurricane (1999).

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