Directed by:
Alan J. PakulaScreenplay:
Alan J. PakulaCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
James HornerCast:
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James Sikking, William Atherton, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
In Alan J. Pakula's thriller THE PELICAN BRIEF Julia Roberts plays Tulane University law student Darby Shaw. After the consecutive murders of two Supreme Court Justices, she becomes intrigued with the case and assembles a brief on her theory of who committed the murders. However, things start to get tricky when those who've read her brief turn up as corpses, which prompts her to enlist help from Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington). Their further gathering of evidence to prove her hypothesis only results in moving their names up on the hit-list. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Casey Biggs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/425/158425443_ca5819.jpg)
Casey Biggs
USA
Best movies:
Brave New World (1980) (TV movie)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Too Big to Fail (2011) (TV movie)
![Carol Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335069_e23222.jpg)
Carol Sutton
USA
Harold Surratt
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Temptations (1998) (TV movie)
Bound by Honor (1993)
![Christopher Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/934/162934042_9b67f2.jpg)
Christopher Murray
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
Crossing Over (2009)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Sonny Jim Gaines
Best movies:
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Kevin Geer
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV movie)
Shelter (2014)
![Tom Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/774/162774984_bd6d99.jpg)
Tom Quinn
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Terrence Currier
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
Greta Valenti
USA
Best movies:
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Sandra Quarterman
USA
Best movies:
The Pelican Brief (1993)
A Family Thing (1996)
Danny Kamin
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Carl Palmer
Best movies:
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Roots (2016) (series)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Edwin Newman
USA
Best movies:
Spies Like Us (1985)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
The Pelican Brief (1993)