The Pelican Brief
A law student's speculative take on the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices pulls her into a vast, dangerous network of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Kimberley Roper
Alan J. Pakula
Dianne Dreyer
Trey Batchelor
John Rusk
Peter Kohn
Michael Proscia Jr.
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Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shares her theory with her college professor (Sam Shepard) who, in turn, gives it to an FBI friend on a lark. The brief hits a nerve because people start dying one-by-one. Denzel Washington plays a DC reporter who teams-up with the student while Robert Culp appears as the president. While I prefer “The Firm” (1993), which was also written by Grisham, this one is along the same lines, albeit with a totally different story (naturally). “Pelican” has more action, but the plot/characters aren’t quite as interesting IMHO. Still, if you liked one, you’ll probably appreciate the other. THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hours, 21 minutes and was shot in New Orleans and Washington DC/Maryland. ADDITIONAL CAST: John Heard plays an FBI agent, Stanley Tucci a hitman and John Lithgow an editor. GRADE: B/B-
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The directors of The Pelican Brief are Kimberley Roper, Alan J. Pakula, Dianne Dreyer, Trey Batchelor, John Rusk, Peter Kohn, and Michael Proscia Jr..
The cast of The Pelican Brief includes John Lithgow as Smith Keen, Robert Culp as The President, Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw, Stanley Tucci as Khamel, Nicholas Woodeson as Stump, James B. Sikking as Denton Voyles, Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham, Cynthia Nixon as Alice Stark, Tony Goldwyn as Fletcher Coal, Hume Cronyn as Justice Rosenberg, Jake Weber as Curtis Morgan, Carol Sutton as New Orleans Policewoman, and more.
The duration of The Pelican Brief is 2h 21 mins.
Yes. The Pelican Brief has 3 trailers on Fanbiz, including The Pelican Brief (1993) [4K] [FTD-1426]. Watch them on this page.
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The Pelican Brief was released on 17 Sep 1993.
The Pelican Brief is listed under Thriller, Crime, and Drama on Fanbiz.
The Pelican Brief has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a politic..."
