The Pelican Brief (1993)

  • PG-13
  • 12/13/1993 (US)
  • Thriller
  • 2h 21m

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.

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.

Alan J. Pakula

Director, Screenplay

John Grisham

Novel

Cast

Julia Roberts's headshot

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington's headshot

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard's headshot

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan
John Heard's headshot

John Heard

Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn's headshot

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Cole
James B. Sikking's headshot

James B. Sikking

FBI Director Denton Voyles
William Atherton's headshot

William Atherton

Bob Gminski
Robert Culp's headshot

Robert Culp

The President

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