Factual error: In the film, Carter leaves the military with service ribbons. In reality, he was discharged after being court-martialed.
The Hurricane (1999)
1 factual error
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Clancy Brown, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Shannon, Vicellous Reon Shannon
Other mistake: When Lesra is on the bus visiting Rubin for the first time you see a shot of him through the window. The bus is rocking and you can hear the engine (as though the bus is moving) but the reflection in the window remains the same.
Theo: We're looking for two Negros in a white car.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: Any two will do?
Trivia: In the film, Hurricane Carter is shown as having published a book called "The Sixteenth Round." This book, as well as parts of Sam Chaiton's (played in the film by Liev Schreiber) book "Lazarus and the Hurricane," is what the film is adapted from.
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