The Hurricane Author: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, The 16th Round Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton, Lazarus and the Hurricane Screenwriter: Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon Director: Norman Jewison Cast 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 Detective Sgt. Della Pesca Paterson 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 A Beacon Communications and Universal Pictures production Released by Universal Pictures