The Hurricane
Summary: The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Release Date: January 14, 2000
Director:
Norman Jewison
Runtime: 2 h 26 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 50,000,000
Domestic: $ 50,699,241
International: $ 23,257,000
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