The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Acting
Denzel's physical transformation — rage made flesh.
Direction
Jewison's flashback structure builds unbearable tension.
Writing
Carter's letters: poetry as survival weapon.
Director
Norman Jewison
Denzel Washington
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Vicellous Shannon
Lesra Martin
Deborah Kara Unger
Lisa Peters
Liev Schreiber
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
Vincent Pastore
Alfred Bello
Al Waxman
Warden
David Lansbury
U.S. Court Prosecutor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denzel Washington trained with Hurricane Carter himself for months; Carter visited set and reportedly wept watching dailies.
The real Lesra Martin became a lawyer — the film's messy legal compression sparked criticism from prosecutors and Carter's own defense team.
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