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The Pelican Brief

Name: The Pelican Brief
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1993-09-17
Duration: 141 min
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn

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.

1993 2h 21m 6.6 rated Thriller, Drama

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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Starring

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

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Director

Alan J. Pakula

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures

Release

1993-09-17

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1993 Thriller Drama Alan J. Pakula based on novel or book judge professor mission of murder supreme court legal thriller dramatic suspenseful

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