The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to his arrest in 1966, to his fruitless appeals, settling in 1983, when a group of three white adults and a black teenager dedicate their lives to freeing him. Jewison's assured direction keeps these stories from getting jumbled and blurring together. Even in flashbacks, the plot moves forward dramatically, to its eventual rousing conclusion. Based on the novels THE 16TH ROUND by Carter and LAZARUS AND THE HURRICANE by Chaiton and Swinton.

DVD Features

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Norman Jewison - Director
Featurette - 1. THE MIRACLE OF THE HURRICANE
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Production Notes
DVD-ROM Features:

Denzel Washington: American actor, GLORY/TRAINING DAY
Dan Hedaya: American TV/Film Actor
Vicellous Shannon: 
Deborah Kara Unger: Australian Actress
Liev Schreiber: American actor, SCREAM series/LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
John Hannah: Australian Actor
David Paymer: American Supporting Actor
Harris Yulin: American Actor
Rod Steiger: American actor, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

Norman Jewison: Director, producer

Armyan Bernstein: Screenwriter/Director/Prod.
John Ketcham: Producer
Norman Jewison: Director, producer

Armyan Bernstein: Screenwriter/Director/Prod.
Dan Gordon: Screenwriter, TV and Film, began in late '70s, HURRICANE

Christopher Young: Composer, COPYCAT/THE SHIPPING NEWS

Stephen E. Rivkin: Editor, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)

"...THE HURRICANE features Denzel Washington at his powerful, poignant best..."
"...[THE HURRICANE] pack[s] an emotional wallop....Washington is riveting..."
"...Washington delivers a soaring, intense performance, arguably the richest in his impressive career..."
"...A genuinely touching moral expose....Inspirational and uplifting..."
"...[Washington] proves yet again he's a champ at humanizing larger-than life figures..."
"...With power, intensity, remarkable range and an ability to disturb that is both unnerving and electric, it is more than Washington's most impressive part, it sums up his career as well..."