The Pelican Brief (1993)

09/17/1993 (US) • 2h 21m

Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$45,000,000.00

Revenue

$195,268,056.00

Keywords

judge

professor

mission of murder

supreme court

legal thriller

dramatic

suspenseful

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