backdrop_path

    The Pelican Brief

    141'

    1993-09-17

    6.5

    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.

    Thriller,Drama

    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.

    WritingAlan J. PakulaDirectingAlan J. Pakula

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    - Apple TV Store

    - Google Play Movies

    - YouTube

    - Fandango At Home

    Cast

    5

    Darby Shaw

    Julia Roberts

    8

    Gray Grantham

    Denzel Washington

    2

    Thomas Callahan

    Sam Shepard

    3

    Gavin Vereek

    John Heard

    3

    Fletcher Coal

    Tony Goldwyn

    1

    Denton Voyles

    James B. Sikking

    2

    Bob Gminski

    William Atherton

    2

    The President

    Robert Culp

    6

    Khamel

    Stanley Tucci

    1

    Justice Rosenberg

    Hume Cronyn

    4

    Smith Keen

    John Lithgow

    1

    Marty Velmano

    Anthony Heald

    1

    Stump

    Nicholas Woodeson

    1

    Edwin Sneller

    Stanley Anderson

    1

    Matthew Barr

    John Finn

    2

    Alice Stark

    Cynthia Nixon

    3

    Curtis Morgan

    Jake Weber

    1

    Eric East

    Casey Biggs

    1

    Rupert

    Christopher Murray

    1

    Sarge

    Sonny Jim Gaines

    1

    K.O. Lewis

    Kevin Geer

    1

    Song and Dance Man from Bar

    Joe Chrest

    1

    Managing Editor

    Richard Bauer

    1

    Sara Ann Morgan

    Michelle O'Neill

    1

    Edward Linney

    Peter Carlin

    1

    Justice Jensen

    Ralph Cosham

    1

    Rosenberg's Nurse

    Terrence Currier

    1

    Edwin Newman

    Edwin Newman

    1

    Federal Clerk

    Helen Carey

    1

    Washington Herald Journalist

    Howard Shalwitz

    1

    News Desk Reporter

    Kyle Prue

    1

    Senior Washington Herald Editor

    Jewell Robinson

    1

    Senior Washington Herald Editor

    Kim Peter Kovac

    1

    Senior Washington Herald Editor

    Norman Aronovic

    1

    Cop in Cowboy Boots

    Carl Palmer

    1

    New Orleans Policewoman

    Carol Sutton

    1

    Lieutenant Olsen

    Scott M. Jefferson

    1

    Hooten

    Danny Kamin

    1

    CIA Agent in Hotel Room

    Mark McLaughlin

    1

    CIA Agent in Hotel Room

    Robert Pavlovich

    1

    Magee Hickey

    Magee Hickey

    1

    Clerk at Sheraton Hotel

    Constance Yelverton

    1

    Gavin Verheek's Wife

    Kim Kettle

    1

    Reporter at National Cathedral

    Ellie K. Wang

    1

    University Registrar

    Franchelle Stewart Dorn

    1

    University Placement Clerk

    Karen Bralove

    1

    Male University Student

    Teagle F. Bougere

    1

    Female University Student

    Carey Varner

    1

    Laura Kass

    Sandra Quarterman

    1

    Parklane Receptionist

    Cynthia Hood

    1

    Parklane Administrator

    Alan Wade

    1

    Parklane Security Officer

    Harold Surratt

    1

    White & Blazevich Attorney

    Paul Morella

    1

    White & Blazevich Security Guard

    Ed Johnson

    1

    White & Blazevich Receptionist

    Jurian Hughes

    1

    White & Blazevich Security

    Dick Stilwell

    1

    Sara Ann Morgan's Father

    Tom Quinn

    1

    Safe Deposit Teller

    Beverly Brigham

    1

    Female Pursuer with Gun

    Eliza Coleman

    1

    Male Pursuer with Gun

    Doug Coleman

    1

    Tulane Law Student

    Michael Port

    1

    Tulane Law Student

    Shanna Connell

    1

    Reporter

    Gene Babb

    1

    Reporter

    Kyle Duvall

    1

    Reporter

    Karl Warren

    1

    Reporter

    Carrie Boren

    1

    Reporter

    James Earl Reed

    1

    Eyewitness (uncredited)

    Marianne Hettinger

    1

    Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)

    Shane LeCocq

    1

    French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)

    Kimberley Roper

    1

    Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)

    Codie Scott

    1

    Office Worker (uncredited)

    William Shipman

    1

    Runner (voice,uncredited)

    Joe James

    1

    Laura Kass

    Saundra Quarterman

    Images Gallery

    Details:

    • Budget: 45000000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 195268056
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Warner Bros. Pictures
    • Vote Count: 1855
    • Popularity: 5.8371
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Pelican Brief

    Recommndations

    7.0

    The Rainmaker

    Fresh out of law school and desperate...

    5.9

    Winged Creatures

    A psychotic man opens fire in a...

    6.2

    Nick of Time

    An ordinary man is suddenly forced...

    6.0

    Murder in Three Acts

    In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a...

    7.3

    The Woman in the Window

    A seductive woman gets an innocent...

    6.1

    Appointment with Death

    Emily Boynton, the stepmother to...

    6.4

    16 Blocks

    An aging cop is assigned the ordinary...

    6.9

    Miss Marple: They Do It...

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock,...

    6.0

    The Mirror Crack'd

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a...

    6.3

    The Seven-Ups

    A tough detective who is part of an...

    7.8

    Just Mercy

    The powerful true story of...

    7.3

    Aurora Teagarden...

    Aurora's high school reunion turns...

    6.3

    Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J....

    6.9

    Evil Under the Sun

    An opulent beach resort provides a...

    6.9

    Insomnia

    Two Los Angeles homicide detectives...

    6

    The Star Chamber

    As violence escalates in Los Angeles...

    6.3

    TalhotBlond

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father...

    6.7

    Cry of the City

    Petty crook and cop-killer Martin...

    6.1

    Black Widow

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes...

    7.6

    Strangers on a Train

    A charming psychopath tries to coerce...