The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief (1993)

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.

  • Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1993-09-17
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 1692 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 21min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alan J. Pakula
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Summary

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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  • Tony Goldwyn

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  • James B. Sikking

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  • William Atherton

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  • John Lithgow

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  • Cynthia Nixon

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  • Jake Weber

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  • Christopher Murray

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  • Sonny Jim Gaines

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  • Kevin Geer

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Directing Alan J. Pakula Director
Writing Alan J. Pakula Screenplay
Production Alan J. Pakula Producer
Production Pieter Jan Brugge Producer
Camera Stephen Goldblatt Director of Photography
Editing Tom Rolf Editor
Editing Trudy Ship Editor
Writing John Grisham Novel
Sound James Horner Original Music Composer
Production Alixe Gordin Casting
Costume & Make-Up Albert Wolsky Costume Design
Art Philip Rosenberg Production Design
Art Robert Guerra Art Direction
Art Lisa Fischer Set Decoration
Art Rick Simpson Set Decoration
Sound James Sabat Production Sound Mixer
Sound Louis Sabat Boom Operator
Sound Ron Bochar Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Ron Bochar Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Rick Dior Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Michael J. Cerone Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Richard Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Directing Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
Production Celia D. Costas Unit Production Manager
Camera Ken Regan Still Photographer
Camera Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
Lighting John Shoemaker Rigging Gaffer
Camera Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator
Crew Doug Coleman Stunt Coordinator
Editing Kelly Irvine First Assistant Editor
Production Donald Laventhall Associate Producer
Directing Trey Batchelor Second Second Assistant Director
Crew Eliza Coleman Stunts
Sound Marissa Littlefield Dialogue Editor
Sound Magdaline Volaitis Dialogue Editor
Sound Robert Hein Dialogue Editor
Art Thomas Saccio Property Master
Production Cheryl A. Stone Production Accountant
Production Shinique Smith Production Assistant
Production Allison Sherman Production Office Coordinator
Crew Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke Unit Publicist
Production Patricia Serafina Madiedo Production Office Coordinator
Production Michael R. Kern Assistant Accountant
Crew David M. Bernstein Set Production Assistant
Production Sallie Jones Arata Production Secretary
Production Edward Allen Assistant Accountant
Production Michael Wallace Location Manager
Production Charles Lum Location Manager
Production Foongy Lee Location Manager
Production Gary Huckabay Location Manager
Editing Elizabeth Sherry Assistant Editor
Production Kimberly Skyrme Extras Casting
Production Michele Ortlip Casting Associate
Production Rick Landry Extras Casting
Production Ramsay King Local Casting
Production Benita Hofstetter Local Casting
Directing John Rusk Second Assistant Director
Directing Michael Proscia Jr. Additional Second Assistant Director
Directing Peter Kohn First Assistant Director
Crew Kerry Orent Post Production Supervisor
Crew Linda Perlin Stunts
Crew Mick O'Rourke Stunts
Crew Tabby Hanson Stunts
Crew Roy Farfel Stunts
Crew David Efron Stunts
Crew Richard L. Blackwell Stunts
Crew Eric Chambers Stunts
Visual Effects Jerome Chen Lead Animator

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