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| | Will Ali be this year's Raging Bull, Rocky, or The Hurricane? by Jim Pinkston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Two years ago, “The Hurricane,” the much-anticipated filmization of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s best-selling autobiography, was released to uneven reviews for the film, but mostly kudos for its star, Denzel Washington, as the troubled, middleweight- boxing champion. |
 | | The film covers Ali’s refusal to serve in the military during the Vietnam War, on religious grounds, a decision that was extremely unpopular at the time. |
 | | The film was very popular and amazingly found an audience among moviegoers who were also flocking to see the likes of “Gone With The Wind,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Jesse James,” “Mr. |
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