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| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| Vicellous Shannon | ... |
Lesra
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| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | ||
| Liev Schreiber | ... | ||
| John Hannah | ... | ||
| Dan Hedaya | ... | ||
| Debbi Morgan | ... | ||
| Clancy Brown | ... | ||
| 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 | ... | ||
| Al Waxman | ... |
Warden
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| David Lansbury | ... |
U.S. Court Prosecutor
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This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <[email protected]>
Fairly good movie, but not a true story.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a notorius liar, a murder and was never found not guilty. New Jersey State just didn't go for it a third time as 20 years had gone. Carter got an offer in 1976: "Pass a lie test and go free". He didn't take it. This film should never have been made, but money talks. A lot of people have unjustly spend their lives in prison and undoubtedly more blacks than white. Why choose a fake story?
Jens