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The Pelican Brief

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Original title

The Pelican Brief

Year

1993

Running time

141 min.

Country

United States

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Screenwriter

Alan J. Pakula. Novel: John Grisham

Cast

Music

James Horner

Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Mystery. Thriller. Drama | Crime. Journalism

Movie Groups

John Grisham Adaptations

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.

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