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The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

ThrillerCrimeDrama

Release: 1993-09-17Runtime: 141 minRating: 6.593 (1740)

Cast

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

William Atherton

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

The President

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Khamel

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Justice Rosenberg

Crew

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Screenplay

Alan J. Pakula

Alan J. Pakula

Producer

Pieter Jan Brugge

Pieter Jan Brugge

Producer

Stephen Goldblatt

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Tom Rolf

Editor

Trudy Ship

Editor

John Grisham

John Grisham

Novel

James Horner

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Alixe Gordin

Casting

Clips & Videos

The Pelican Brief (1993) [4K] [FTD-1426]

The Pelican Brief (1993) [4K] [FTD-1426]

The Pelican Brief (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER

The Pelican Brief (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER

The Pelican Brief - Original Theatrical Trailer

The Pelican Brief - Original Theatrical Trailer