The Hurricane (1999) - film review

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The Hurricane is an American film first released in 1999, directed by Norman Jewison. The film stars Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber and John Hannah. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Norman Jewison
Script: Rubin ’Hurricane’ Carter, Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, Armyan Bernstein, Dan Gordon
Photo: Roger Deakins
Music: Christopher Young
Cast: Denzel Washington (Rubin ’Hurricane’ Carter), Vicellous Reon Shannon (Lesra Martin), Deborah Kara Unger (Lisa Peters), Liev Schreiber (Sam Chaiton), John Hannah (Terry Swinton), Dan Hedaya (Det. Sgt. Della Pesca), Debbi Morgan (Mae Thelma Carter), 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 at Rahway Penitentiary), 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 (Judge Anthony Rizzoli), Merwin Goldsmith (Judge Larner), John A. MacKay (Man at Falls), Donnique Privott (Boy at Falls), Moynan King (Tina Barbieri), Gary DeWitt Marshall (Nite Spot Cabbie), John Christopher Jones (Reporter at Bar), Gwendolyn Mulamba (Nite Spot Woman), Richard Davidson (Detective – Paterson), George T. Odom (Big Ed), Tonye Patano (Woman at Prison), Fulvio Cecere (Policeman – Paterson), Phillip Jarrett (Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club), Rodney ’Bear’ Jackson (Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club), Judi Embden (Woman in U.S.O. Club), Terry Claybon (Emile Griffith), Ben Bray (Joey Giardello), Michael Justus (Joey Cooper), Kenneth McGregor (Detective at Hospital), Frank Proctor (Ring Announcer – Pittsburgh), Peter Wylie (Referee – Pittsburgh), David Gray (TV Announcer – Pittsburgh), Joe Matheson (Ring Announcer – Philadelphia), Bill Lake (TV Announcer – Philadelphia), Robin Ward (TV Announcer – Reading, PA), Harry Davis (Referee – Reading, PA), Pippa Pearthree (Patty Valentine), Jean Daigle (Detective), Robert Lindsay Evans (Detective at Paterson Bar), Scott Gibson (Reporter at Banquet), Ann Holloway (Cashier), Bruce McFee (Prison Guard), Conrad Bergschneider (Prison Guard), Satori Shakoor (Prison Guard), Zoran Radusinovic (Prison Guard), Stephen Lee Wright (Prison Guard), Michael Bodnar (Prison Guard), Carson Manning (Prison Guard), Debrah Ellen Waller (Prison Guard), Richard Litt (Prison Guard), Adam Large (Prison Guard), Peter Graham (Prisoner with Camera), George Masswohl (Mechanic), Lawrence Sacco (Policeman – New Jersey), David Frisch (Policeman – New Jersey), Ralph Brown (Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor), Dyron Holmes (Reporter), Ryan Williams (Elstan Martin), Bruce Vavrina (St. Joseph’s Doctor), Brenda Braxton (Dancer with John Artis), Christopher Riordan (Jury Foreman), Guy Ale (Arthur Bradley), Muhammad Ali (Himself), Ellen Burstyn (Herself), Rubin ’Hurricane’ Carter (Himself), Bob Dylan (Himself), Joe Frazier (Himself), Michael Harkins (Prison Guard), David Sparrow (Cop #2 (DVD only)), Michael Stevens (Prison Barber)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 145 min; B&W

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