His greatest fight was for justice.
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonRubin "Hurricane" Carter
- Vicellous ShannonLesra Martin
- Deborah Kara UngerLisa Peters
- Liev SchreiberSam Chaiton
- John HannahTerry
- Dan HedayaDella Pesca
- Debbi MorganMae Thelma
- Clancy BrownLt. Jimmy Williams
- David PaymerMyron Bedlock
- Harris YulinLeon Friedman
Crew
- Norman JewisonDirector
- Armyan BernsteinScreenplay
- Dan GordonScreenplay
- Rubin 'Hurricane' CarterNovel
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen E. RivkinEditor
- Norman JewisonProducer
- Armyan BernsteinProducer
- John KetchamProducer
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