The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

141 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 17, 1993

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.

The Pelican Brief

141 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 17, 1993

The Pelican Brief
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Pelican Brief
Directors Dianne Dreyer, Alan J. Pakula
Writers John Grisham, Alan J. Pakula

Cast

Julia Roberts

as Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

as Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

as Thomas Callahan

John Heard

as Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

as Fletcher Cole

James B. Sikking

as FBI Director Denton Voyles

William Atherton

as Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

as The President

Stanley Tucci

as Khamel

Hume Cronyn

as Justice Rosenberg

John Lithgow

as Smith Keen

Anthony Heald

as Marty Velmano

Stanley Anderson

as Edwin Sneller

John Finn

as Matthew Barr

Cynthia Nixon

as Alice Stark

Jake Weber

as Curtis Morgan / Garcia

Casey Biggs

as Eric East

Christopher Murray

as Rupert

Sonny Jim Gaines

as Sarge

Kevin Geer

as K.O. Lewis

Joe Chrest

as Song and Dance Man from Bar

Richard Bauer

as Managing Editor

Ralph Cosham

as Justice Jensen

Tom Quinn

as Sara Ann Morgan's Father

Michelle O'Neill

as Sara Ann Morgan

Edwin Newman

as Self

Helen Carey

as Federal Clerk

Howard Shalwitz

as Washington Herald Journalist

Carol Sutton

as New Orleans Policewoman

Magee Hickey

as Self

Ellie K. Wang

as Reporter at National Cathedral

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

as University Registrar

Karen Bralove

as University Placement Clerk

Teagle F. Bougere

as Male University Student

Carey Varner

as Female University Student

Sandra Quarterman

as Laura Kass

Cynthia Hood

as Parklane Receptionist

Beverly Brigham

as Safe Deposit Teller

Doug Coleman

as Male Pursuer with Gun

Eliza Coleman

as Female Pursuer with Gun

Carrie Boren

as Reporter

Amber Nelson

as Teen Bicyclist

Kelly Lynn Richards

as Protester

Greta Valenti

as Kid at Parade

Jerry Van Dyke

as Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam in Coach (archive footage)

Harold Surratt

as Parklane Security Officer

Shanna Connell

as Tulane Law Student

Michael Port

as Tulane Law Student

Gene Babb

as Reporter

Kyle Duvall

as Reporter

Karl Warren

as Reporter

James Earl Reed

as Reporter

Kyle Prue

as News Desk Reporter

Jurian Hughes

as White & Blazevich Receptionist