The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane
Boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dreams of winning the middleweight world title, only to be wrongfully thrown into prison for the murders of three people in a bar. Nineteen years later, a teenager reads the fighter's autobiography and sets out on a campaign to free him. Fact-based drama, starring Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber and Dan Hedaya.
The Hurricane airs on RTE2 at 9:00 PM, Saturday 11 January. (Subtitles.)
Certificate
15
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Biopic
Factual
Historical ➝ Period Drama
Denzel Washington
Actor
John Hannah
Actor
Deborah Kara Unger
Actor