Movie
The Pelican Brief
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-09-17
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw
- Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham
- Sam Shepard as Thomas Callahan
- John Heard as Gavin Vereek
- Tony Goldwyn as Fletcher Coal
- James B. Sikking as Denton Voyles
- William Atherton as Bob Gminski
- Robert Culp as The President
- Stanley Tucci as Khamel
- Hume Cronyn as Justice Rosenberg
- John Lithgow as Smith Keen
- Anthony Heald as Marty Velmano
Crew
- Alan J. Pakula - Director
- Alan J. Pakula - Screenplay
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