The Pelican Brief (1993)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $45,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $195,268,056.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.281 |
Directed By
Alan J. Pakula
Crew
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula
Pieter Jan Brugge
Stephen Goldblatt
Tom Rolf
Trudy Ship
John Grisham
James Horner
Alixe Gordin
Albert Wolsky
Philip Rosenberg
Robert Guerra
Lisa Fischer
Rick Simpson
James Sabat
Louis Sabat
Ron Bochar
Ron Bochar
Rick Dior
Michael J. Cerone
Richard Portman
Dianne Dreyer
Celia D. Costas
Ken Regan
Dick Mingalone
John Shoemaker
Ted Churchill
Doug Coleman
Kelly Irvine
Donald Laventhall
Trey Batchelor
Eliza Coleman
Marissa Littlefield
Magdaline Volaitis
Robert Hein
Thomas Saccio
Cheryl A. Stone
Shinique Smith
Allison Sherman
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Michael R. Kern
David M. Bernstein
Sallie Jones Arata
Edward Allen
Michael Wallace
Charles Lum
Foongy Lee
Gary Huckabay
Elizabeth Sherry
Kimberly Skyrme
Michele Ortlip
Rick Landry
Ramsay King
Benita Hofstetter
John Rusk
Michael Proscia Jr.
Peter Kohn
Kerry Orent
Linda Perlin
Mick O'Rourke
Tabby Hanson
Roy Farfel
David Efron
Richard L. Blackwell
Eric Chambers
Jerome Chen
TOP CAST
Julia Roberts
Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard
Thomas Callahan
John Heard
Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn
Fletcher Cole
James B. Sikking
FBI Director Denton Voyles
William Atherton
Bob Gminski
Robert Culp
The President
Stanley Tucci
Khamel
Hume Cronyn
Justice Rosenberg
John Lithgow
Smith Keen
Anthony Heald
Marty Velmano
Nicholas Woodeson
Stump
Stanley Anderson
Edwin Sneller
John Finn
Matthew Barr
Cynthia Nixon
Alice Stark
Jake Weber
Curtis Morgan / Garcia
Casey Biggs
Eric East
Christopher Murray
Rupert
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sarge
Kevin Geer
K.O. Lewis
Joe Chrest
Song and Dance Man from Bar
Richard Bauer
Managing Editor
Ralph Cosham
Justice Jensen
Tom Quinn
Sara Ann Morgan's Father
Michelle O'Neill
Sara Ann Morgan
Edwin Newman
Self
Helen Carey
Federal Clerk
Howard Shalwitz
Washington Herald Journalist
Carol Sutton
New Orleans Policewoman
Magee Hickey
Self
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
Beverly Brigham
Safe Deposit Teller
Doug Coleman
Male Pursuer with Gun
Eliza Coleman
Female Pursuer with Gun
Carrie Boren
Reporter
Amber Nelson
Teen Bicyclist
Kelly Lynn Richards
Protester
Greta Valenti
Kid at Parade
Jerry Van Dyke
Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam in Coach (archive footage)
Harold Surratt
Parklane Security Officer
Shanna Connell
Tulane Law Student
Michael Port
Tulane Law Student
Gene Babb
Reporter
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