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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
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The Pelican Brief

"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."

1993
2h 21m
6.6(1671 votes)
Thriller
Crime
Drama

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

73 members
Acting

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Julia Roberts
Acting

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Denzel Washington
Writing

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

Sam Shepard
Acting

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

John Heard
Acting

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

Tony Goldwyn
Acting

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

James B. Sikking
Acting

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

William Atherton
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Robert Culp

The President

Robert Culp
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Stanley Tucci

Khamel

Stanley Tucci
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Hume Cronyn

Justice Rosenberg

Hume Cronyn
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John Lithgow

Smith Keen

John Lithgow
Acting

Anthony Heald

Marty Velmano

Anthony Heald
Acting

Nicholas Woodeson

Stump

Nicholas Woodeson
Acting

Stanley Anderson

Edwin Sneller

Stanley Anderson
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John Finn

Matthew Barr

John Finn
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Cynthia Nixon

Alice Stark

Cynthia Nixon
Acting

Jake Weber

Curtis Morgan

Jake Weber
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Casey Biggs

Eric East

Casey Biggs
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Christopher Murray

Rupert

Christopher Murray
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Sonny Jim Gaines

Sarge

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Kevin Geer

K.O. Lewis

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Joe Chrest

Song and Dance Man from Bar

Joe Chrest
Acting

Richard Bauer

Managing Editor

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Michelle O'Neill

Sara Ann Morgan

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Peter Carlin

Edward Linney

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Ralph Cosham

Justice Jensen

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Terrence Currier

Rosenberg's Nurse

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Edwin Newman

Edwin Newman

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Helen Carey

Federal Clerk

Helen Carey
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Howard Shalwitz

Washington Herald Journalist

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Kyle Prue

News Desk Reporter

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Jewell Robinson

Senior Washington Herald Editor

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Kim Peter Kovac

Senior Washington Herald Editor

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Norman Aronovic

Senior Washington Herald Editor

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Carl Palmer

Cop in Cowboy Boots

Carl Palmer
Acting

Carol Sutton

New Orleans Policewoman

Carol Sutton
Acting

Scott M. Jefferson

Lieutenant Olsen

Scott M. Jefferson
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Danny Kamin

Hooten

Danny Kamin
Acting

Mark McLaughlin

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

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Robert Pavlovich

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Robert Pavlovich
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Magee Hickey

Magee Hickey

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Constance Yelverton

Clerk at Sheraton Hotel

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Kim Kettle

Gavin Verheek's Wife

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Ellie K. Wang

Reporter at National Cathedral

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Franchelle Stewart Dorn

University Registrar

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Karen Bralove

University Placement Clerk

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Teagle F. Bougere

Male University Student

Teagle F. Bougere
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Carey Varner

Female University Student

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Sandra Quarterman

Laura Kass

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Cynthia Hood

Parklane Receptionist

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Alan Wade

Parklane Administrator

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Harold Surratt

Parklane Security Officer

Harold Surratt
Acting

Paul Morella

White & Blazevich Attorney

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Ed Johnson

White & Blazevich Security Guard

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Jurian Hughes

White & Blazevich Receptionist

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Acting

Dick Stilwell

White & Blazevich Security

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Acting

Tom Quinn

Sara Ann Morgan's Father

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Acting

Beverly Brigham

Safe Deposit Teller

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Crew

Eliza Coleman

Female Pursuer with Gun

Eliza Coleman
Crew

Doug Coleman

Male Pursuer with Gun

Doug Coleman
Acting

Michael Port

Tulane Law Student

Michael Port
Acting

Shanna Connell

Tulane Law Student

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Acting

Gene Babb

Reporter

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Kyle Duvall

Reporter

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Karl Warren

Reporter

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Carrie Boren

Reporter

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James Earl Reed

Reporter

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Acting

Marianne Hettinger

Eyewitness (uncredited)

Marianne Hettinger
Acting

Shane LeCocq

Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)

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Directing

Kimberley Roper

French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)

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Acting

Codie Scott

Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)

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Acting

William Shipman

Office Worker (uncredited)

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Acting

Joe James

Runner (voice,uncredited)

Joe James

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