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The Pelican Brief

1993141 min 6.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.”

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.

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Release / first air1993-09-17
Original languageEN
GenresThriller, Crime, Drama
DirectorAlan J. Pakula
WriterAlan J. Pakula
Budget$45,000,000
Revenue$195,268,056
ProductionWarner Bros. Pictures

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10 cast members
Julia RobertsJulia RobertsDarby Shaw
Denzel WashingtonDenzel WashingtonGray Grantham
Sam ShepardSam ShepardThomas Callahan
John HeardJohn HeardGavin Vereek
Tony GoldwynTony GoldwynFletcher Coal
James B. SikkingJames B. SikkingDenton Voyles
William AthertonWilliam AthertonBob Gminski
Robert CulpRobert CulpThe President
Stanley TucciStanley TucciKhamel
Hume CronynHume CronynJustice Rosenberg

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#based on novel or book#judge#professor#mission of murder#supreme court#legal thriller#dramatic#suspenseful

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