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.

Synopsis: Legal thriller about a law student who unwittingly uncovers a conspiracy behind the assassination of two Supreme Court justices after a brief she wrote triggers a series of killings. With the help of an investigative reporter chum, the two realize the story could lead all the way to the Oval Office. Based on the novel by John Grisham.

Production Year: 
1993
Released: 
Wed, 09/03/1997
Run Time Minutes: 
141
Rating: 
PG-13
Genres: 
Suspense/Thriller
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Julia Roberts - Darby Shaw, Law Student
Actors: 
Denzel Washington - Gray Grantham, Herald Reporter
Actors: 
Sam Shepard - Prof. Thomas Callahan
Actors: 
John Heard - Gavin Vereek, FBI Special Counsel
Actors: 
Tony Goldwyn - Fletcher Coal, Chief of Staff
Actors: 
James B. Sikking - Denton Voyles, FBI Director
Actors: 
William Atherton - Bob Gminski
Actors: 
Robert Culp - President of the United States
Actors: 
Stanley Tucci - Khamel
Actors: 
Hume Cronyn - Rosenberg, Supreme Court Justice
Actors: 
John Lithgow - Smith Keen, Herald Editor
Actors: 
Anthony Heald - Marty Velmano
Actors: 
Nicholas Woodeson - Stump
Actors: 
Stanley Anderson - Edwin Sneller
Actors: 
John Finn - Matthew Barr
Actors: 
Cynthia Nixon - Alice Stark
Actors: 
Jake Weber - Curtis Morgan
Actors: 
Casey Biggs - Eric East
Actors: 
Christopher Murray - Rupert
Actors: 
Sonny Jim Gaines - Sarge
Actors: 
Kevin Geer - K.O. Lewis
Actors: 
Joe Chrest - Song & Dance Man from Bar
Actors: 
Richard Bauer - Herald Managing Editor
Actors: 
Michelle O'Neill - Sara Ann Morgan
Actors: 
Peter Carlin - Edward Linney
Actors: 
Ralph Cosham - Jensen, Supreme Court Justice
Actors: 
Carl Palmer - Cop in Cowboy Boots
Actors: 
Terrence Currier - Rosenberg's Nurse
Actors: 
Edwin Newman - Himself
Actors: 
Helen Carey - Federal Clerk
Actors: 
Howard Shalwitz - Washington Herald Journalist
Actors: 
Kyle Prue - News Desk Reporter
Actors: 
Jewell Robinson - Senior Washington Herald Editor
Actors: 
Kim Peter Kovac - Senior Washington Herald Editor
Actors: 
Norman Aronovic - Senior Washington Herald Editor
Actors: 
Gene Babb - Reporter
Actors: 
Carol Sutton - New Orleans Policewoman
Actors: 
Scott Jefferson - Lt. Olsen
Actors: 
Daniel Tucker Kamin - Hooten
Actors: 
Mark McLaughlin - CIA Agent
Actors: 
Robert Pavlovich - CIA Agent
Actors: 
Magee Hickey - Herself
Actors: 
Constance Yelverton - Hotel Clerk
Actors: 
Kim Kettle - Verheek's Wife
Actors: 
Ellie K. Wang - Reporter at National Cathedral
Actors: 
Fran Dorn - University Registrar
Actors: 
Karen Bralove - University Placement Clerk
Actors: 
Teagle F. Bougere - University Student
Actors: 
Carey Varner - University Student
Actors: 
Sandra Quarterman - Laura Kass
Actors: 
Cynthia Hood - Parklane Receptionist
Actors: 
Alan Wade - Parklane Administrator
Actors: 
Harold Surratt - Parklane Security Officer
Actors: 
Paul Morella - W & B Attorney
Actors: 
Ed Johnson - W & B Security Guard
Actors: 
Jurian Hughes - W & B Receptionist
Actors: 
Dick Stilwell - W & B Security
Actors: 
Tom Quinn - Sara Ann Morgan's Father
Actors: 
Beverly Brigham - Safe Deposit Teller
Actors: 
Doug Coleman - Male Pursuer with Gun
Actors: 
Michael Port - Tulane Law Student
Actors: 
Shanna Connell - Tulane Law Student
Actors: 
Kyle D. Duvall - Reporter
Actors: 
Karl Warren - Reporter
Actors: 
Carrie Boren - Reporter
Actors: 
James Earl Reed - Reporter
Actors: 
Eliza Coleman - Female Pursuer with Gun
Actors: 
Scott Shay - Riot Police Officer