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The Hurricane
1999
The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to his arrest in 1966, to his .. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Unger, Liev Schreiber |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Hurricane
The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to his arrest in 1966, to his fruitless appeals, settling in 1983, when a group of three white adults and a black teenager dedicate their lives to freeing him. Jewison's assured direction keeps these stories from getting jumbled and blurring together. Even in flashbacks, the plot moves forward dramatically, to its eventual rousing conclusion. Based on the novels THE 16TH ROUND by Carter and LAZARUS AND THE HURRICANE by Chaiton and Swinton.
| Starring | Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Unger, Liev Schreiber, Rod Steiger, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Harris Yulin, Clancy Brown, Debbi Morgan, David Paymer |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Studio | TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 08 Jan 2001 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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Thirty-three years after In the Heat of the Night, veteran director Norman Jewison tackles bigotry and prejudice again in this true story of racial injustice. Oscar nominee Denzel Washington stars as Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer who was framed for three murders and sentenced to three life terms. Bob Dylan wrote a song about the case and countless petitions were organised on his behalf., but it took a teenage boy named Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon) to liberate Carter after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. Washington initially makes Carter a prickly, uncooperative character, but his gradual progression from hate-filled loner to dignified role model packs a powerful punch.
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Washington's performance helps lift this often plodding biopic out of the ordinary, but its clumsy construction diminishes its impact.
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10 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Oscar Worthy
If you ever wondered why Denzel won his best actor Oscar for 'Training Day' which was essentially a bad film, watch this. If you add his performances in 'Cry Freedom' (for example) to this film, you'll realise why Hollywood rectified a long-standing mistake.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Wow!
When you go to the cinema to see a movie, you want to feel something and learn a few things. Hurricane delivers in all aspects, Denzel Washington deserved an Oscar for this role, the man is an amazing actor.
The movie depicts the life of a promising boxer whose dreams of being world greatest
were foiled due to the hate he felt for being coloured by a top police officer.
This is a must-see movie, it should be in your list of "10 things to do before I die". -
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