"His greatest fight was for justice."

1999

2h 26m

7.4(1460 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

71 members

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Denzel Washington

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

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Vicellous Shannon

Lesra Martin

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Deborah Kara Unger

Lisa Peters

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Liev Schreiber

Sam Chaiton

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John Hannah

Terry

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Dan Hedaya

Della Pesca

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Debbi Morgan

Mae Thelma

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Clancy Brown

Lt. Jimmy Williams

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David Paymer

Myron Bedlock

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Harris Yulin

Leon Friedman

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Rod Steiger

Judge Sarokin

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Badja Djola

Mobutu

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Vincent Pastore

Alfred Bello

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Al Waxman

Warden

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David Lansbury

U.S. Court Prosecutor

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Garland Whitt

John Artis

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Chuck Cooper

Earl Martin

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Brenda Denmark

Alma Martin

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Marcia Bennett

Jean Wahl

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Beatrice Winde

Louise Cockersham

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Mitchell Taylor Jr.

Young Rubin Carter

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Bill Raymond

Paterson Judge

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Merwin Goldsmith

Judge Larner

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John A. MacKay

Man at Falls

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Donnique Privott

Boy at the Falls

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Moynan King

Tina Barbieri

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Gary DeWitt Marshall

Nite Spot Cabbie

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John Christopher Jones

Reporter at Bar

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Gwendolyn Mulamba

Nite Spot Woman

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Richard M. Davidson

Paterson Detective

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George T. Odom

Big Ed

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Tonye Patano

Woman at Prison

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Fulvio Cecere

Paterson Policeman

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Phillip Jarrett

Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club

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Rodney "Bear" Jackson

Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club

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Judi Embden

Woman in U.S.O. Club

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Terry Claybon

Emile Griffith

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Ben Hernandez Bray

Joey Giardello

Crew

Mike Justus

Joey Cooper

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Kenneth McGregor

Detective at Hospital

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Frank Proctor

Pittsburgh Ring Announcer

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Peter Wylie

Pittsburgh Referee

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David Gray

Pittsburgh TV Announcer

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Joe Matheson

Philadelphia Ring Announcer

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Bill Lake

Philadelphia TV Announcer

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Robin Ward

Reading, PA. TV Announcer

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Pippa Pearthree

Patty Valentine

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Jean Daigle

Detective

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Rob Evans

Detective at Lafayette Bar

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Scott Gibson

Reporter at Banquet

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Ann Holloway

Cashier

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Bruce McFee

Prison Guard

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Conrad Bergschneider

Prison Guard

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Zoran Radusinovic

Prison Guard

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Michael Bodnar

Prison Guard

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Carson Manning

Prison Guard

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Debrah Ellen Waller

Prison Guard

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Richard Litt

Prison Guard

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Adam Large

Prison Guard

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Peter Graham

Prisoner with Camera

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Satori Shakoor

Prison Guard

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George Masswohl

Mechanic

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Lawrence Sacco

New Jersey Policeman

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David Frisch

New Jersey Policeman

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Ralph Brown

Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor

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Dyron Holmes

Reporter

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Ryan Williams

Elstan Martin

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Bruce Vavrina

St. Joseph's Doctor

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Brenda Braxton

Dancer with John Artis

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Christopher Riordan

Jury Foreman

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Harry Davis

Reading, PA. Referee

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