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The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American legal thriller film based on the 1992 novel by John Grisham. Directed by Alan J. Pakula , the film stars Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw and Denzel Washington as Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham.
The Pelican Brief: Directed by Alan J. Pakula. With Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard. A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
Taut thriller about a young law student whose legal brief about the assassination of two Supreme Court justices causes her to be targeted by killers.
The Pelican Brief. Julia Roberts who finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government after she writes a legal brief exposing the illegal activities. 5,217. IMDb 6.6 2 h 15 min 1993 X-Ray PG-13. Drama • Suspense • Dark • Tense. Rent. HD $3.79. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
141 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1993. Roger Ebert. December 17, 1993. 4 min read. Crime fiction sometimes achieves the status of serious literature: Raymond Chandler’s private eye novels, for example. Elmore Leonard and Anne Rice are said to have the touch of the artist. Quite possibly true.
A law student turns to a reporter for help when her far-fetched theory about the assassinations of two Supreme Court justices puts her life in jeopardy. Watch trailers & learn more.
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed. Now a college professor, who clerked for one of the two men and who is also having an affair with one of his students, is given a brief by her that states who probably wanted to see these two men dead.
The Pelican Brief. 1993 · 2 hr 22 min. PG-13. Thriller · Crime · Drama · Mystery. 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.
Synopsis. Embroiled in an affair with Thomas Callahan (Sam Shephard), her alcoholic professor, precocious 24-year-old Tulane University law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes up an insightful theory about the recent murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom, Abraham Rosenberg (Hume Cronyn), served as Callahan's mentor.
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. Alan J. Pakula. Director, Screenplay. John Grisham.