The Pelican Brief

December. 16,1993      PG-13
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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