carter, rubin

Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, is championed by a Brooklyn teen who believes in his innocence and who is joined by three Canadian activists in securing Carter's release after twenty years in jail.

Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer who was wrongly convicted of three murders and spent nearly twenty years in prison.

Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer who was wrongly convicted of three murders and spent nearly twenty years in prison.

A true story in which an African-American teen tries to help Rubin "Hurricane" Carter receive a fair trial for the murder of three men in 1966.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter describes his life, including his childhood, his career success as a middleweight boxer, and the murder conviction that sent him to prison for three consecutive life terms in 1967.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter recounts his life and accomplishments, discussing the obstacles he managed to overcome since childhood, his successful boxing career, his nineteen-year imprisonment, and his efforts to work with innocent prisoners.

Chronicles Rubin Carter's twenty-year imprisonment, discussing why he was accused of three murders he did not commit, how racial issues affected the outcome of his trial, how he earned the support of celebrities, and why a group of Canadians decided to help him prove his innocence.