The Hurricane
1999 film directed by Norman Jewison
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Summary
The Hurricane is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,219 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Norman Jewison[3]
- Screenwriter: Dan Gordon[4], Armyan Bernstein[5]
- Composer: Christopher Young[6]
- Genre: biographical film[7], drama film[8], prison film[9], boxing film[10]
- Based on: Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter[11], The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender To 45472[12]
- Cast member: Denzel Washington[13], Vicellous Reon Shannon[14], Deborah Kara Unger[15], Liev Schreiber[16], John Hannah[17], Dan Hedaya[18], Debbi Morgan[19], Clancy Brown[20], David Paymer[21], Harris Yulin[22], Rod Steiger[23], Vincent Pastore[24], Badja Djola[25], Al Waxman[26]
- Producer: Norman Jewison[27], Marc Abraham[28], Armyan Bernstein[29], Thomas Bliss[30], John Ketchem[31]
- Production company: Touchstone Pictures[32]
- Director of photography: Roger Deakins[33]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
- Distribution format: video on demand[35]
- Review score: 7/10[36], 74/100[37], 82%[38]
- Color: color[39]
- Country of origin: United States[40]
Why It Matters
The Hurricane has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]