The Hurricane
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2000.
Format
DVD
Edition
Collector's ed.
ISBN
078324228X :
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2000.
Edition
Collector's ed.
Language
English
ISBN
078324228X :
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
General Note
For specific features see interactive menu.
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Based on The 16th round by Rubin Carter, and Lazarus and the hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Christopher Young ; screenplay by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon ; produced by Armyan Bernstein, John Ketcham, Norman Jewison ; directed by Norman Jewison.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, Vicellous Reon Shannon, David Paymer, Dan Hedaya, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger.
Description
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspires a teenager from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists who believe in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence.
System Details
DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
In English and French ; closed captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Golden Globe Award: Best Actor (Washington)
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American boxers -- Drama.
Boxers (Sports) -- Drama.
Carter, Rubin, -- 1937-2014 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
French language materials.
Judicial error -- New Jersey -- Passaic County -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- New Jersey -- Passaic County -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Boxers (Sports) -- Drama.
Carter, Rubin, -- 1937-2014 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
French language materials.
Judicial error -- New Jersey -- Passaic County -- Drama.
Trials (Murder) -- New Jersey -- Passaic County -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Local Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Washington, D., Hannah, J., Unger, D. K., Schreiber, L., Shannon, V., Paymer, D., Hedaya, D., Yulin, H., Steiger, R., Young, C., Bernstein, A., & Carter, R. (2000). The Hurricane (Collector's ed.). Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. 2000. The Hurricane. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. The Hurricane Universal City, CA: Universal Studios, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Washington, Denzel, et al. The Hurricane Collector's ed., Universal Studios, 2000.
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