Directed by Norman Jewison Written by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter   Sam Chaiton   Terry Swinton   Armyan Bernstein   Dan Gordon   Cast Denzel Washington ... Rubin Carter Vicellous Shannon ... Lesra (as Vicellous Reon Shannon) Deborah Kara Unger ... Lisa Liev Schreiber ... Sam John Hannah ... Terry Dan Hedaya ... Della Pesca Debbi Morgan ... Mae Thelma 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 David Lansbury ... U.S. Court Prosecutor Garland Whitt ... John Artis Chuck Cooper ... Earl Martin Brenda Denmark ... Alma Martin (as Brenda Thomas Denmark) Marcia Bennett ... Jean Wahl Beatrice Winde ... Louise Cockersham Mitchell Taylor Jr. ... Young Rubin Carter Bill Raymond ... Paterson Judge Merwin Goldsmith ... Judge Larner John A. MacKay ... Man at Falls Donnique Privott ... Boy at the Falls Moynan King ... Tina Barbieri Gary DeWitt Marshall ... Nite Spot Cabbie John Christopher Jones ... Reporter at Bar Gwendolyn McCann ... Nite Spot Woman (as Gwendolyn Mulamba) Richard M. Davidson ... Paterson Detective (as Richard Davidson) George T. Odom ... Big Ed (as George Odom) Tonye Patano ... Woman at Prison Fulvio Cecere ... Paterson Policeman Phillip Jarrett ... Soldier #1 in U.S.O. Club Rodney 'Bear' Jackson ... Soldier #2 in U.S.O. Club (as Rodney M. Jackson) Judi Embden ... Woman in U.S.O. Club Terry Claybon ... Emile Griffith Ben Hernandez Bray ... Joey Giardello (as Ben Bray) Mike Justus ... Joey Cooper (as Michael Justus) Kenneth McGregor ... Detective at Hospital Frank Proctor ... Pittsburgh Ring Announcer Peter Wylie ... Pittsburgh Referee David Wm Gray ... Pittsburgh TV Announcer (as David Gray) Joe Matheson ... Philadelphia Ring Announcer Bill Lake ... Philadelphia TV Announcer Robin Ward ... Reading, PA. TV Announcer Harry Davis ... Reading, PA. Referee Pippa Pearthree ... Patty Valentine Jean Daigle ... Detective Rob Evans ... Detective at Lafayette Bar (as Robert Evans) Scott Gibson ... Reporter at Banquet Ann Holloway ... Cashier Bruce McFee ... Prison Guard Conrad Bergschneider ... Prison Guard Satori Shakoor ... Prison Guard Zoran Radusinovic ... Prison Guard Stephen Lee Wright ... Prison Guard Michael Bodnar ... Prison Guard Carson Manning ... Prison Guard Debrah Ellen Waller ... Prison Guard Richard Litt ... Prison Guard Adam Large ... Prison Guard Peter Graham ... Prisoner with Camera George Masswohl ... Mechanic Lawrence Sacco ... New Jersey Policeman David Frisch ... New Jersey Policeman Ralph Brown ... Federal Court Assistant Prosecutor Dyron Holmes ... Reporter Ryan Williams ... Elstan Martin (as Ryann Williams) Bruce Vavrina ... St. Joseph's Doctor Brenda Braxton ... Dancer with John Artis Christopher Riordan ... Jury Foreman Uncredited Cast Guy Ale ... Arthur Bradley Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage) Ellen Burstyn ... Self (archive footage) Kevin Carrigan ... Prison Guard Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter ... Self (archive footage) Bob Dylan ... Self (archive footage) Joe Frazier ... Self (archive footage) Vinson German ... Club Patron Matt Graver ... Ringside Reporter Michael Harkins ... Prison Guard David Headon ... NSA Press Photographer Robert Mauzell ... Club goer with date entering club Alex Oliveira ... Reacting Man Craig Snoyer ... Guard David Sparrow ... Cop #2 (DVD only) Michael Stevens ... Prison Barber Produced by Marc Abraham   Jean-Yves Asselin   Irving Azoff   Armyan Bernstein   Thomas A. Bliss   Suzann Ellis   Jon Jashni   Michael Jewison   Norman Jewison   John Ketcham   Rudy Langlais   Tom Rosenberg   William Teitler   Original Music by Jeremy Sweet Christopher Young

Additional Info Premiere: September 17, 1999 Theatrical Release: January 14, 2000 DVD Release: July 11, 2000 Blu-ray Release: January 07, 2014 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Azoff Entertainment Beacon Communications Beacon Pictures Universal Pictures Distributors Universal Pictures   (1999) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Studios Home Video   (2000) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Touchstone Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Fox Network   (2003) (USA) (TV) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 5.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.4 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #1,645 / 20,905 Ratings Breakdown Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,641 Conan The Barbarian (2011) #1,642 The Quick And The Dead (1995) #1,643 Videodrome (1983) #1,644 The Craft (1996) #1,645 The Hurricane (1999) #1,646 The Neon Demon (2016) #1,647 The Rite (2011) #1,648 Cocaine Bear (2023) #1,649 The Boy (2016)