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Denzel Washington is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man whose dreams of winning the middleweight boxing title were destroyed when he was arrested along with another man for the murders of 3 people in a New Jersey bar. Wrongfully accused, Carter and John Artis were sentenced to 3 life terms in prison.
Original Release
09/17/1999
US Release
12/29/1999
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Denzel Washington | Rubin Carter / Rubin "Hurricane" Carter |
| Deborah Kara Unger | Lisa / Lisa Peters |
| Liev Schreiber | Sam / Sam Chaiton |
| John Hannah | Terry |
| Dan Hedaya | Della Pesca |
| Debbi Morgan | Mae Thelma |
| Clancy Brown | Lt. Jimmy Williams |
| David Paymer | Myron Bedlock |
| Harris Yulin | Leon Friedman |
| Rod Steiger | Judge Sarokin |
Directors
Writers
Armyan Bernstein, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, Dan Gordon
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Denzel Washington | Rubin Carter / Rubin "Hurricane" Carter |
| Deborah Kara Unger | Lisa / Lisa Peters |
| Liev Schreiber | Sam / Sam Chaiton |
| John Hannah | Terry |
| Dan Hedaya | Della Pesca |
| Debbi Morgan | Mae Thelma |
| Clancy Brown | Lt. Jimmy Williams |
| David Paymer | Myron Bedlock |
| Harris Yulin | Leon Friedman |
| Rod Steiger | Judge Sarokin |
| Badja Djola | Mobutu |
| Al Waxman | Warden |
| David Lansbury | U.S. Court Prosecutor |
| Garland Whitt | John Artis |
| Chuck Cooper | Earl Martin |
| Brenda Denmark | Alma Martin |
| Marcia Bennett | Jean Wahl |
| Beatrice Winde | Louise Cockersham |
| Mitchell Taylor Jr. | Young Rubin Carter |
| Bill Raymond | Paterson Judge |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Marc Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Irving Azoff | Executive Producer |
| Thomas A. Bliss | Executive Producer |
| Rudy Langlais | Executive Producer |
| Tom Rosenberg | Executive Producer |
| William Teitler | Executive Producer |
| Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Armyan Bernstein | Producer |
| John Ketcham | Producer |
| Jean-Yves Asselin | Producer |
| Suzann Ellis | Producer |
| Jon Jashni | Producer |
| Michael Jewison | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2000 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
