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The Pelican Brief(1993)

09/17/1993 (US)Thriller2h 21m
66%

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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

Movie Cast

Julia Roberts photo

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington photo

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard photo

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard photo

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn photo

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Cole

James B. Sikking photo

James B. Sikking

FBI Director Denton Voyles

William Atherton photo

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

Robert Culp photo

Robert Culp

The President

Stanley Tucci photo

Stanley Tucci

Khamel

Hume Cronyn photo

Hume Cronyn

Justice Rosenberg

John Lithgow photo

John Lithgow

Smith Keen

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$45,000,000.00

Revenue$195,268,056.00

Production CompanyWarner Bros. Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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