De zwarte bokskampioen Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter wordt in 1966 veroordeeld voor drie moorden. Hij is onschuldig, maar een corrupte agent zorgt ervoor dat hij voor levenslang in de nor belandt. Duizenden fans eisen zijn vrijlating, maar het mag niet baten. Wanneer Carter na twintig jaar achter de tralies de hoop bijna opgegeven heeft, komen drie Canadese studenten op voor zijn vrijlating.
Nee, helaas is The Hurricane nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | James Norman Hall | Novel |
| Writing | Charles Nordhoff | Novel |
| Writing | Dudley Nichols | Screenplay |
| Writing | Oliver H.P. Garrett | Adaptation |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Crew | James Basevi | Special Effects |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Editing | Lloyd Nosler | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Crew | W.P. Lipscomb | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Lee Zavitz | Special Effects |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Production | Percy Ikerd | Location Manager |
| Crew | R. T. Layton | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Ben Hecht | Additional Writing |
| Camera | Paul Eagler | Additional Photography |
| Crew | Ray Binger | Special Effects |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Sound | Jack Noyes | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Stuart Heisler | Other |
| Crew | Lila Finn | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
| Crew | Carl Saxe | Stunts |
| Camera | Archie Stout | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Robert Coburn | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Merritt Hulburd | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |