The Hurricane (1999) ( Lazarus and the Hurricane )

The Hurricane (1999) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Lazarus and the Hurricane
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( DTS 5.1 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
146 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Norman Jewison

Written By:
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Sam Chaiton

Actors:
Denzel Washington ..... Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Vicellous Reon Shannon ..... Lesra Martin
Deborah Kara Unger ..... Lisa Peters
Liev Schreiber ..... Sam Chaiton
John Hannah ..... Terry Swinton
Dan Hedaya ..... Det. Sgt. Della Pesca
Debbi Morgan ..... Mae Thelma Carter
Clancy Brown ..... Lt. Jimmy Williams
David Paymer ..... Myron Bedlock
Harris Yulin ..... Leon Friedman
Rod Steiger ..... Judge Sarokin
Badja Djola ..... Mobutu
Vincent Pastore ..... Alfred Bello
Al Waxman ..... Warden at Rahway Penitentiary
David Lansbury ..... U.S. Court Prosecutor

Synopsis:

This film tells the story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed.

In 1967, an all-white jury convicts Rubin Hurricane Carter (Denzel Washington), an African-American boxer, and John Artis (Garland Whitt), a young fan, to three life terms in prison for a triple murder. In 1974, the prisoner's autobiography The Sixteenth Round is published drawing more attention to his case and his claim to innocence. After he is reconvicted in a second trial in 1976, Carter tells his wife (Debbi Morgan) that he wants her to divorce him and never visit again. In prison, this rigorously disciplined African-American keeps to himself. He transcends the dehumanizing environment by practicing detachment, neither wanting nor needing anything. Then a letter comes from Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), a bright black youth from Brooklyn who is being educated by three idealistic Canadians in their Toronto home. His guardians are Terry Swinton (John Hannah), Lisa Peters (Deborah Kara Unger), and Sam Chaiton (Liev Schreiber). The first book Lesra reads is Carter's autobiography. Convinced of his innocence and inspired by his willpower, the boy begins corresponding with the boxer. Having reached a low point in his life, Carter finds that his spirits are lifted by this relationship.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 25 March, 2019.