The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief (1993)

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.

Date of release
1993-09-17
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (1843)
Runtime
2h 21m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director
Alan J. Pakula

Casting

  • Julia Roberts — Darby Shaw
  • Denzel Washington — Gray Grantham
  • Sam Shepard — Thomas Callahan
  • John Heard — Gavin Vereek
  • Tony Goldwyn — Fletcher Coal
  • James B. Sikking — Denton Voyles
  • William Atherton — Bob Gminski
  • Robert Culp — The President
  • Stanley Tucci — Khamel
  • Hume Cronyn — Justice Rosenberg
  • John Lithgow — Smith Keen
  • Anthony Heald — Marty Velmano

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