The Hurricane
Boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter fights a corrupt justice system to clear his name and win his freedom after being wrongfully convicted of murder.
“His greatest fight was for justice.”
Synopsis
The story follows Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder, and the individuals who supported his efforts to demonstrate his innocence.
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A crew of 261+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Stephen E RivkinShot by Roger DeakinsScored by Jeremy SweetDesigned by Philip RosenbergSound by Bruce CarwardineCostumes by Aggie Guerard RodgersStunts by Peter Bucossi
Box Office
1999 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$74.0M
US & Canada: $50.7M — 69% of worldwide · International: $23.3M (31%)
Opening weekend: $157K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $157K — 0% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 11 theaters
Also known as
- Hurricanede
- Hurricane Carterfr
- Hurricane - Il grido dell'innocenzait
- (short title)O Furacão
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 17, 1999
- SlovakiaDec 1, 1999
- United StatesDec 14, 1999
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Cast & Crew
261 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Denzel Washington
as Rubin Carter
Vicellous Shannon
as Lesra
Deborah Kara Unger
as Lisa
Liev Schreiber
as Sam
John Hannah
as Terry
Dan Hedaya
as Della Pesca
Debbi Morgan
as Mae Thelma
Clancy Brown
as Lt. Jimmy Williams
David Paymer
as Myron Bedlock
Harris Yulin
as Leon Friedman
Rod Steiger
as Judge Sarokin
Badja Djola
as Mobutu
Supporting cast
78Vincent Pastore
as Alfred Bello
Al Waxman
as Warden
David Lansbury
as U.S. Court Prosecutor
Garland Whitt
as John Artis
Chuck Cooper
as Earl Martin
Brenda Denmark
as Alma Martin
Marcia Bennett
as Jean Wahl
Beatrice Winde
as Louise Cockersham
Mitchell Taylor Jr
as Young Rubin Carter
Bill Raymond
as Paterson Judge
Merwin Goldsmith
as Judge Larner
John A Mackay
as Man at Falls
Donnique Privott
as Boy at the Falls
Moynan King
as Tina Barbieri
Gary Dewitt Marshall
as Nite Spot Cabbie
John Christopher Jones
as Reporter at Bar
Gwendolyn Mccann
as Nite Spot Woman
Richard M Davidson
as Paterson Detective
George T Odom
as Big Ed
Tonye Patano
as Woman at Prison
Fulvio Cecere
as Paterson Policeman
Phillip Jarrett
as Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club
Bear
as Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club
Judi Embden
as Woman in U.S.O. Club
Terry Claybon
as Emile Griffith
Ben Hernandez Bray
as Joey Giardello
Mike Justus
as Joey Cooper
Kenneth Mcgregor
as Detective at Hospital
Frank Proctor
as Pittsburgh Ring Announcer
Peter Wylie
as Pittsburgh Referee
David Wm Gray
as Pittsburgh TV Announcer
Joe Matheson
as Philadelphia Ring Announcer
Bill Lake
as Philadelphia TV Announcer
Robin Ward
as Reading, PA. TV Announcer
Harry Davis
as Reading, PA. Referee
Pippa Pearthree
as Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle
as Detective
Rob Evans
as Detective at Lafayette Bar
Scott Gibson
as Reporter at Banquet
Ann Holloway
as Cashier
Bruce Mcfee
as Prison Guard
Conrad Bergschneider
as Prison Guard
Satori Shakoor
as Prison Guard
Zoran Radusinovic
as Prison Guard
Stephen Lee Wright
as Prison Guard
Michael Bodnar
as Prison Guard
Carson Manning
as Prison Guard
Debrah Ellen Waller
as Prison Guard
Richard Litt
as Prison Guard
Adam Large
as Prison Guard
Peter Graham
as Prisoner with Camera
George Masswohl
as Mechanic
Lawrence Sacco
as New Jersey Policeman
David Frisch
as New Jersey Policeman
Ralph Brown
as Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor
Dyron Holmes
as Reporter
Ryan Williams
as Elstan Martin
Bruce Vavrina
as St. Joseph's Doctor
Brenda Braxton
as Dancer with John Artis
Christopher Riordan
as Jury Foreman
Joe Alberico
as Carter Boxing Ring Corner Man
Guy Ale
as Arthur Bradley
Muhammad Ali
as Self
Ellen Burstyn
as Self
Kevin Carrigan
as Prison Guard
Rubin Hurricane Carter
as Self
Bob Dylan
as Self
Joe Frazier
as Self
Vinson German
as Club Patron
Matt Granger
as Ringside Cameraman
Matt Graver
as Ringside Reporter
Michael Harkins
as Prison Guard
David Headon
as NSA Press Photographer
Robert Mauzell
as Club goer with date entering club
Alex Oliveira
as Reacting Man
Craig Snoyer
as Guard
David Sparrow
as Cop #2 (DVD only)
Michael Stevens
as Prison Barber
Directors
1Writers
7Producers
14Armyan Bernstein
Producer, Producers
Irving Azoff
executive producer
Jean Yves Asselin
line producer
John Ketcham
Producer, Producers
Jon Jashni
co-producer
Kostas Christides
score producer (as Konstantinos Christides)
Marc Abraham
executive producer
Michael Jewison
co-producer
Norman Jewison
Producer, Producers
Rudy Langlais
executive producer
Suzann Ellis
co-producer
Thomas A Bliss
executive producer
Tom Rosenberg
executive producer
William Teitler
executive producer
Other crew
158Angelo Colavecchia
additional camera operator
Todd Cochran
additional music arranger
Rodney Saulsberry
adr & voice talent
Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator
David H Kramer
adr voice casting
Dawn H Fisher
art department apprentice
Dennis Davenport
Art Director
Jae Pak
assistant art director
Duane Gullison
assistant chief lighting technician
Sophia Lofters
assistant coordinator
Lauren Press
assistant costume designer
Keith J Knight
assistant director
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