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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief

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.

Genres

Thriller

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.

Others

Budget

$45000000

Revenue

$195268056

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

141 mins

Rating

6.589/10

Release Date

17 September 1993

Country

United States of America

Cast

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

William Atherton

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

The President

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Khamel

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Justice Rosenberg

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Smith Keen

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Marty Velmano

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Stump

Stanley Anderson

Stanley Anderson

Edwin Sneller

John Finn

John Finn

Matthew Barr

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Alice Stark

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Curtis Morgan

Casey Biggs

Casey Biggs

Eric East

Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray

Rupert

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sarge

Kevin Geer

Kevin Geer

K.O. Lewis

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

Song and Dance Man from Bar

Richard Bauer

Richard Bauer

Managing Editor

Michelle O'Neill

Michelle O'Neill

Sara Ann Morgan

Peter Carlin

Peter Carlin

Edward Linney

Ralph Cosham

Ralph Cosham

Justice Jensen

Terrence Currier

Terrence Currier

Rosenberg's Nurse

Edwin Newman

Edwin Newman

Edwin Newman

Helen Carey

Helen Carey

Federal Clerk

Howard Shalwitz

Howard Shalwitz

Washington Herald Journalist

Kyle Prue

Kyle Prue

News Desk Reporter

Jewell Robinson

Jewell Robinson

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Kim Peter Kovac

Kim Peter Kovac

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Norman Aronovic

Norman Aronovic

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Carl Palmer

Carl Palmer

Cop in Cowboy Boots

Carol Sutton

Carol Sutton

New Orleans Policewoman

Scott M. Jefferson

Scott M. Jefferson

Lieutenant Olsen

Danny Kamin

Danny Kamin

Hooten

Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Robert Pavlovich

Robert Pavlovich

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Magee Hickey

Magee Hickey

Magee Hickey

Constance Yelverton

Constance Yelverton

Clerk at Sheraton Hotel

Kim Kettle

Kim Kettle

Gavin Verheek's Wife

Ellie K. Wang

Ellie K. Wang

Reporter at National Cathedral

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

University Registrar

Karen Bralove

Karen Bralove

University Placement Clerk

Teagle F. Bougere

Teagle F. Bougere

Male University Student

Carey Varner

Carey Varner

Female University Student

Sandra Quarterman

Sandra Quarterman

Laura Kass

Cynthia Hood

Cynthia Hood

Parklane Receptionist

Alan Wade

Alan Wade

Parklane Administrator

Harold Surratt

Harold Surratt

Parklane Security Officer

Paul Morella

Paul Morella

White & Blazevich Attorney

Ed Johnson

Ed Johnson

White & Blazevich Security Guard

Jurian Hughes

Jurian Hughes

White & Blazevich Receptionist

Dick Stilwell

Dick Stilwell

White & Blazevich Security

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Sara Ann Morgan's Father

Beverly Brigham

Beverly Brigham

Safe Deposit Teller

Eliza Coleman

Eliza Coleman

Female Pursuer with Gun

Doug Coleman

Doug Coleman

Male Pursuer with Gun

Michael Port

Michael Port

Tulane Law Student

Shanna Connell

Shanna Connell

Tulane Law Student

Gene Babb

Gene Babb

Reporter

Kyle Duvall

Kyle Duvall

Reporter

Karl Warren

Karl Warren

Reporter

Carrie Boren

Carrie Boren

Reporter

James Earl Reed

James Earl Reed

Reporter

Marianne Hettinger

Marianne Hettinger

Eyewitness (uncredited)

Shane LeCocq

Shane LeCocq

Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)

Kimberley Roper

Kimberley Roper

French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)

Codie Scott

Codie Scott

Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)

William Shipman

William Shipman

Office Worker (uncredited)

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