Thriller ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1993 · 2h 21m

The Pelican Brief

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Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham Sam Shepard as Thomas Callahan John Heard as Gavin Vereek Tony Goldwyn as Fletcher Coal James B. Sikking as Denton Voyles
Crew
Stephen Goldblatt — Director of Photography Tom Rolf — Editor Trudy Ship — Editor James Horner — Original Music Composer Alan J. Pakula — Screenplay John Grisham — Novel
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
judgeprofessormission of murdersupreme courtlegal thrillerdramaticsuspenseful
Key Collaborators
Alan J. Pakula Director Stephen Goldblatt Director of Photography Tom Rolf Editor Trudy Ship Editor James Horner Original Music Composer Alan J. Pakula Screenplay John Grisham Novel Alan J. Pakula Producer Pieter Jan Brugge Producer Philip Rosenberg Production Design Albert Wolsky Costume Design
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