The Hurricane
directed by Norman
Jewison,
written by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon,
was released in the United
States on December 14, 1999.
Based on the books:
The Sixteenth Round by Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
and
Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry
Swinton.
Music by Jeremy Sweet
and Christopher Young.
Denzel Washington, Vicellous
Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi
Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Harris Yulin, Rod Steiger, Badja Djola, Al
Waxman, David Lansbury, Garland Whitt, Chuck Cooper, Brenda Denmark, Marcia
Bennett, Beatrice Winde, Mitchell Taylor Jr., Bill Raymond, Merwin Goldsmith, John
A. MacKay, Donnique Privott, Moynan King, Gary DeWitt Marshall, John
Christopher Jones, Gwendolyn McCann, Richard M. Davidson, George T. Odom, Tonye
Patano, Fulvio Cecere, Phillip Jarrett, Rodney ‘Bear’ Jackson, Judi Embden, Terry
Claybon, Ben Hernandez Bray, Mike Justus, Kenneth McGregor, Frank Proctor, Peter
Wylie, David Wm Gray, Joe Matheson, Bill Lake, Robin Ward, Harry Davis, Pippa
Pearthree, Jean Daigle, Rob Evans, Scott Gibson, Ann Holloway, Bruce McFee, Conrad
Bergschneider, Satori Shakoor, Zoran Radusinovic, Stephen Lee Wright, Michael
Bodnar, Carson Manning, Debrah Ellen Waller, Richard Litt, Adam Large, Peter
Graham, George Masswohl, Lawrence Sacco, David Frisch, Ralph Brown, Dyron
Holmes, Ryan Williams, Bruce Vavrina, Brenda Braxton, Christopher Riordan, Guy
Ale, Muhammad Ali, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Carrigan, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Bob
Dylan, Joe Frazier, Vinson German, Matt Graver, Michael Harkins, David Headon, Robert
Mauzell, Alex Oliveira, Craig Snoyer, David Sparrow, Michael Stevens.
Recommended reading:
The Sixteenth Round & Lazarus and the Hurricane
Both books filmed as The Hurricane (1999), directed by Norman Jewison.
The Sixteenth Round
From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
By Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.
First published 1974.
Published by Chicago Review Press.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1569765677
ISBN-13: 978-1569765678
Description:
A document of life lived in the center of hell. – Sports Illustrated.
When they come to list the greatest boxers, Hurrican's name isn't likely to pop up in the Top 10. But when they come to list the greatest figures of the 20th century, he'll be alone at the peak. – Boston Globe.
A shocking, savage and brilliant indictment of racial injustice and the inhumanity of the prison. – Globe and Mail.
Carter's scorching and poetic autobiography. – Toronto Sun.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was riding a wave of success. The survivor of a difficult youth, he rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. But his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people and sentenced to three consecutive life terms. Written from prison and first published in 1974, The Sixteenth Round chronicles Hurricane's journey from the ring to solitary confinement. The book was his cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote his classic anthem "Hurricane" about his struggle, and Muhammad Ali and thousands of others took up his cause. The power of Carter's voice, as well as his ironic humor, makes this an eloquent, soul-stirring account of a remarkable life.
Lazarus and the Hurricane
The Freeing of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
By Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton.
First published 1991.
Published by St. Martin's Griffin.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0312253974
ISBN-13: 978-0312253974
Description:
A moving chronicle of the seven-year-battle to free boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter from wrongful imprisonment reveals the role of a group of Canadians in winning Carter's release.