The Pelican Brief backdrop

The Pelican Brief 1993 Directed by Alan J. Pakula

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Drama , Thriller
Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget $45,000,000
Revenue $195,268,056
Release Date 17 September 1993
141 mins
Cast
Julia Roberts Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard Thomas Callahan
John Heard Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn Fletcher Coal
James B. Sikking Denton Voyles
William Atherton Bob Gminski
Robert Culp The President
Hume Cronyn Justice Rosenberg
John Lithgow Smith Keen
Anthony Heald Marty Velmano
Stanley Anderson Edwin Sneller
John Finn Matthew Barr
Cynthia Nixon Alice Stark
Jake Weber Curtis Morgan
Casey Biggs Eric East
Kevin Geer K.O. Lewis
Joe Chrest Song and Dance Man from Bar
Richard Bauer Managing Editor
Michelle O'Neill Sara Ann Morgan
Peter Carlin Edward Linney
Ralph Cosham Justice Jensen
Terrence Currier Rosenberg's Nurse
Edwin Newman Edwin Newman
Helen Carey Federal Clerk
Howard Shalwitz Washington Herald Journalist
Kyle Prue News Desk Reporter
Jewell Robinson Senior Washington Herald Editor
Kim Peter Kovac Senior Washington Herald Editor
Norman Aronovic Senior Washington Herald Editor
Carl Palmer Cop in Cowboy Boots
Carol Sutton New Orleans Policewoman
Scott M. Jefferson Lieutenant Olsen
Danny Kamin Hooten
Mark McLaughlin CIA Agent in Hotel Room
Robert Pavlovich CIA Agent in Hotel Room
Magee Hickey Magee Hickey
Constance Yelverton Clerk at Sheraton Hotel
Kim Kettle Gavin Verheek's Wife
Ellie K. Wang Reporter at National Cathedral
Franchelle Stewart Dorn University Registrar
Karen Bralove University Placement Clerk
Teagle F. Bougere Male University Student
Carey Varner Female University Student
Sandra Quarterman Laura Kass
Cynthia Hood Parklane Receptionist
Alan Wade Parklane Administrator
Harold Surratt Parklane Security Officer
Paul Morella White & Blazevich Attorney
Ed Johnson White & Blazevich Security Guard
Jurian Hughes White & Blazevich Receptionist
Dick Stilwell White & Blazevich Security
Tom Quinn Sara Ann Morgan's Father
Beverly Brigham Safe Deposit Teller
Eliza Coleman Female Pursuer with Gun
Doug Coleman Male Pursuer with Gun
Michael Port Tulane Law Student
Shanna Connell Tulane Law Student
Gene Babb Reporter
Kyle Duvall Reporter
Karl Warren Reporter
Carrie Boren Reporter
Marianne Hettinger Eyewitness (uncredited)
Shane LeCocq Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)
Kimberley Roper French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)
Codie Scott Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)
William Shipman Office Worker (uncredited)
Joe James Runner (voice,uncredited)