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The Hurricane   1999         R, 125 min. Genre: Drama Director: Norman Jewison   Cast: Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Rod Steiger, Harris Yulin, Badja Djola, Vincent Pastore, Al Waxman, David Lansbury   Denzel Washington excels in his portrayal of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter—a boxer sent to prison on trumped-up murder charges in 1966. Carter remained in prison until 1986 when the efforts of a Brooklyn-born teenager, Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), spurred another investigation leading to Carter's release. Washington received an Academy Award nomination. Cast Denzel Washington Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Deborah Kara Unger Lisa Peters Vicellous Reon Shannon Lesra Martin Liev Schreiber Sam Chaiton John Hannah Terry Swinton Dan Hedaya Det. Sgt. Della Pesca Debbi Morgan Mae Thelma Carter Clancy Brown Lt. Jimmy Williams David Paymer Myron Bedlock Rod Steiger Judge Sarokin Harris Yulin Leon Friedman Badja Djola Mobutu Vincent Pastore Alfred Bello Al Waxman Warden--Rahway Penitentiary David Lansbury Court Prosecutor

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