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The Pelican Brief (1993)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alan J. Pakula
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    Darby Shaw Julia Roberts
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    Gray Grantham Denzel Washington
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    Thomas Callahan Sam Shepard
  • Profile picture of John Heard
    Gavin Vereek John Heard
  • Profile picture of Tony Goldwyn
    Fletcher Coal Tony Goldwyn
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    Denton Voyles James B. Sikking
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    Bob Gminski William Atherton
  • Profile picture of Robert Culp
    The President Robert Culp

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Keywords

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  • professor
  • mission of murder
  • supreme court
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  • suspenseful