The Pelican Brief

Synopsis

Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a specualtive brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She and a determined investigative reporter want to tell the world what they have uncovered--if they live to tell it. The race is on and these two are more than runners. They're moving targets.

Cast-main

Darby Shaw...........................Julia Roberts

Gray Grantham......................Denzel Washington

Thomas Callahan....................Sam Shepard

Gavvin Verheek.....................John Heard

Fletcher Cole..........................Tony Goldwyn

President.................................Robert Culp

Pelican Brief Bibliography

Ansen, David. "The Pelican Brief." Newsweek. 1993 Dec 20; (25): 121.

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