The Pelican Brief

Name: The Pelican Brief
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1993-09-17
Duration: 141 min
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn

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.

19932h 21m

Thriller
Drama

TMDB rating 6.6TMDB1,843 votes

Overview

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.

Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Written by: Alan J. Pakula

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Cast

Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan
John Heard
Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Coal

Facts

Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $45M
Revenue: $195.3M
Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

19932h 21m

PG-13