The Hurricane 25 years old

His greatest fight was for justice.

The Hurricane

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Credits

The Hurricane Cast

Name Character
Vicellous Reon Shannon He was 28, now 53 years old as Lesra Martin
Denzel Washington He was 45, now 69 years old as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Beatrice Winde She was 75, 79 years old when she died as Louise Cockersham
Clancy Brown He was 40, now 65 years old as Lt. Jimmy Williams
Liev Schreiber He was 31, now 57 years old as Sam Chaiton
Deborah Kara Unger She was 33, now 58 years old as Lisa Peters
Bill Lake as Philadelphia TV Announcer
Harris Yulin He was 62, now 87 years old as Leon Friedman
Vincent Pastore He was 53, now 78 years old as Alfred Bello
John Hannah He was 37, now 62 years old as Terry
Dan Hedaya He was 59, now 84 years old as Della Pesca
Fulvio Cecere He was 39, now 64 years old as Paterson Policeman
Marcia Bennett as Jean Wahl
Bill Raymond He was 61, now 86 years old as Paterson Judge
Rod Steiger He was 74, 77 years old when he died as Judge Sarokin
David Lansbury He was 38, now 63 years old as U.S. Court Prosecutor
Al Waxman He was 64, 65 years old when he died as Warden
Ben Hernandez Bray as Joey Giardello
Robin Ward She was 58, now 83 years old as Reading, PA. TV Announcer
John Christopher Jones as Reporter at Bar
David Paymer He was 45, now 70 years old as Myron Bedlock
Kenneth McGregor as Detective at Hospital
Garland Whitt as John Artis
Chuck Cooper He was 73, 57 years old when he died as Earl Martin
Debbi Morgan She was 43, now 68 years old as Mae Thelma
Badja Djola He was 51, 56 years old when he died as Mobutu
Rodney "Bear" Jackson He was 32, now 57 years old as Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club
Bruce McFee He was 38, now 63 years old as Prison Guard
Scott Gibson He was 15, now 40 years old as Reporter at Banquet
Pippa Pearthree She was 43, now 68 years old as Patty Valentine
Jean Daigle as Detective
Moynan King She was 36, now 61 years old as Tina Barbieri
Ann Holloway She was 52, now 77 years old as Cashier
Phillip Jarrett as Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club
Judi Embden as Woman in U.S.O. Club
Michael Bodnar as Prison Guard
Richard M. Davidson He was 59, now 84 years old as Paterson Detective
Conrad Bergschneider as Prison Guard
Gary DeWitt Marshall as Nite Spot Cabbie
Merwin Goldsmith He was 62, 81 years old when he died as Judge Larner
Brenda Denmark as Alma Martin

The Hurricane Crew

Name Department
Stephen E. Rivkin as Editor. He was 0 (now 24) years old Editing
Avy Kaufman as Casting. She was 1979 (now 2004) years old Production
Aggie Guerard Rodgers as Costume Design. She was 56 (now 80) years old Costume & Make-Up
Gordon Sim as Set Decoration. He was 0 (now 24) years old Art
John Caglione, Jr. as Makeup Department Head. He was 41 (now 66) years old Costume & Make-Up
Philip Rosenberg as Production Design. He was 64 (now 89) years old Art
Robin D. Cook as Casting. Production
Dennis Davenport as Art Direction. Art
Armyan Bernstein as Producer. He was 0 (now 24) years old Production
Armyan Bernstein as Screenplay. He was 0 (now 24) years old Writing
William Teitler as Executive Producer. Production
Dan Gordon as Screenplay. He was 52 (18) years old when He died Writing
Thomas A. Bliss as Executive Producer. He was 47 (now 72) years old Production
John Ketcham as Producer. Production
Tom Rosenberg as Executive Producer. He was 0 (now 24) years old Production
Irving Azoff as Executive Producer. He was 52 (now 77) years old Production
Norman Jewison as Director. He was 73 (now 98) years old Directing
Norman Jewison as Producer. He was 73 (now 98) years old Production
Jon Jashni as Co-Producer. He was 0 (now 24) years old Production
Christopher Young as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (now 66) years old Sound
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter as Novel. Writing
The Hurricane poster
The Hurricane (25 years)

His greatest fight was for justice.

  • Release day: Friday, September 17, 1999
  • Runtime: 146 minutes
  • Budget: 50000000.00
  • Revenue: 73956241.00