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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.
Dec 17, 1993 · The Pelican Brief: Directed by Alan J. Pakula. With Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard. A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
- (97K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alan J. Pakula
- 1993-12-17
The Pelican Brief is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. 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.
- John Grisham
- 1992
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A law student uncovers a conspiracy involving the assassination of two Supreme Court justices and a pending case that could harm the president. She teams up with a reporter to expose the truth and stay alive.
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington are a compelling team in the overlong Pelican Brief, a pulpy thriller that doesn't quite justify the intellectual remove of Alan J. Pakula's direction.
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- Alan J. Pakula
- PG-13
- Julia Roberts
Dec 17, 1993 · A thriller based on John Grisham's novel about a law student who uncovers a conspiracy involving the assassination of two Supreme Court justices. Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington star as the heroine and the journalist who help her expose the truth.
Find out who starred in the thriller film based on John Grisham's novel, directed by Alan J. Pakula and produced by Pieter Jan Brugge. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
