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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.”

★ 6.6 TMDB Rating · 1.8K votes

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.

Director
Alan J. Pakula
Release date
Sep 17, 1993
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Pelican Brief

  • Portrait of Julia Roberts

    Julia Roberts

    Darby Shaw

  • Portrait of Denzel Washington

    Denzel Washington

    Gray Grantham

  • Portrait of Sam Shepard

    Sam Shepard

    Thomas Callahan

  • Portrait of John Heard

    John Heard

    Gavin Vereek

  • Portrait of Tony Goldwyn

    Tony Goldwyn

    Fletcher Coal

  • Portrait of James B. Sikking

    James B. Sikking

    Denton Voyles

  • Portrait of William Atherton

    William Atherton

    Bob Gminski

  • Portrait of Robert Culp

    Robert Culp

    The President

  • Portrait of Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci

    Khamel

  • Portrait of Hume Cronyn

    Hume Cronyn

    Justice Rosenberg

  • Portrait of John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    Smith Keen

  • Portrait of Anthony Heald

    Anthony Heald

    Marty Velmano

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Canada
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Australia
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