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The Pelican Brief

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.

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.

19932h 21mPG-13Thriller, Drama

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About The Pelican Brief

Directors
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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