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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 is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. [1] It is his third novel after A Time to Kill and The Firm. Two paperback editions were published, both by Dell Publishing in 1993. A namesake film adaptation was released in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... The Pelican Brief (film) R. The Rainmaker (1997 film) Runaway Jury; T. A Time to Kill (1996 film)
The Pelican Brief: Darby Shaw [29] 1994 I Love Trouble: Sabrina Peterson [30] Prêt-à-Porter: Anne Eisenhower [31] 1995 Something to Talk About: Grace King Bichon [32] 1996 Mary Reilly: Mary Reilly [33] Michael Collins: Kitty Kiernan [34] Everyone Says I Love You: Von Sidell [35] 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding: Julianne Potter [36] Conspiracy ...
[6] [7] Additionally, it was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel. [8] The Firm was one of two films released in 1993 that were adapted from a Grisham novel, the other being The Pelican Brief.
Alan Jay Pakula (/ p ə ˈ k uː l ə /; April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.Associated with the New Hollywood movement, [1] his best-known works include his critically-acclaimed "paranoia trilogy": the neo-noir mystery Klute (1971), the conspiracy thriller The Parallax View (1974), and the Watergate scandal drama All the President's ...
The Los Angeles Times called the book "an indictment of the legal system from law school to the jury’s verdict." [2] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "if The Rainmaker’s outcome is a bit predictable, Grisham’s vivid minor characters and near-Dickensian zeal for mocking pomposity and privilege are apt to endear him to his many readers all over again."
A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham.The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing.