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.

6.589 / 10

English / 141 min. / 1993-09-17

the genres:

Storyline:

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.

Cast:

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

as Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

as Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

as Thomas Callahan

John Heard

John Heard

as Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

as Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

James B. Sikking

as Denton Voyles

William Atherton

William Atherton

as Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

as The President

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

as Khamel

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

as Justice Rosenberg

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

as Smith Keen

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

as Marty Velmano

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

as Stump

Stanley Anderson

Stanley Anderson

as Edwin Sneller

John Finn

John Finn

as Matthew Barr

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

as Alice Stark

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

as Curtis Morgan

Casey Biggs

Casey Biggs

as Eric East

Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray

as Rupert

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

as Sarge

Kevin Geer

Kevin Geer

as K.O. Lewis

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest

as Song and Dance Man from Bar

Richard Bauer

Richard Bauer

as Managing Editor

Michelle O'Neill

Michelle O'Neill

as Sara Ann Morgan

Peter Carlin

Peter Carlin

as Edward Linney

Ralph Cosham

Ralph Cosham

as Justice Jensen

Terrence Currier

Terrence Currier

as Rosenberg's Nurse

Edwin Newman

Edwin Newman

as Edwin Newman

Helen Carey

Helen Carey

as Federal Clerk

Howard Shalwitz

Howard Shalwitz

as Washington Herald Journalist

Kyle Prue

Kyle Prue

as News Desk Reporter

Jewell Robinson

Jewell Robinson

as Senior Washington Herald Editor

Kim Peter Kovac

Kim Peter Kovac

as Senior Washington Herald Editor

Norman Aronovic

Norman Aronovic

as Senior Washington Herald Editor

Carl Palmer

Carl Palmer

as Cop in Cowboy Boots

Carol Sutton

Carol Sutton

as New Orleans Policewoman

Scott M. Jefferson

Scott M. Jefferson

as Lieutenant Olsen

Danny Kamin

Danny Kamin

as Hooten

Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin

as CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Robert Pavlovich

Robert Pavlovich

as CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Magee Hickey

Magee Hickey

as Magee Hickey

Constance Yelverton

Constance Yelverton

as Clerk at Sheraton Hotel

Kim Kettle

Kim Kettle

as Gavin Verheek's Wife

Ellie K. Wang

Ellie K. Wang

as Reporter at National Cathedral

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

as University Registrar

Karen Bralove

Karen Bralove

as University Placement Clerk

Teagle F. Bougere

Teagle F. Bougere

as Male University Student

Carey Varner

Carey Varner

as Female University Student

Sandra Quarterman

Sandra Quarterman

as Laura Kass

Cynthia Hood

Cynthia Hood

as Parklane Receptionist

Alan Wade

Alan Wade

as Parklane Administrator

Harold Surratt

Harold Surratt

as Parklane Security Officer

Paul Morella

Paul Morella

as White & Blazevich Attorney

Ed Johnson

Ed Johnson

as White & Blazevich Security Guard

Jurian Hughes

Jurian Hughes

as White & Blazevich Receptionist

Dick Stilwell

Dick Stilwell

as White & Blazevich Security

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

as Sara Ann Morgan's Father

Beverly Brigham

Beverly Brigham

as Safe Deposit Teller

Eliza Coleman

Eliza Coleman

as Female Pursuer with Gun

Doug Coleman

Doug Coleman

as Male Pursuer with Gun

Michael Port

Michael Port

as Tulane Law Student

Shanna Connell

Shanna Connell

as Tulane Law Student

Gene Babb

Gene Babb

as Reporter

Kyle Duvall

Kyle Duvall

as Reporter

Karl Warren

Karl Warren

as Reporter

Carrie Boren

Carrie Boren

as Reporter

James Earl Reed

James Earl Reed

as Reporter

Marianne Hettinger

Marianne Hettinger

as Eyewitness (uncredited)

Shane LeCocq

Shane LeCocq

as Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)

Kimberley Roper

Kimberley Roper

as French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)

Codie Scott

Codie Scott

as Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)

William Shipman

William Shipman

as Office Worker (uncredited)