The pelican brief

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Statement of responsibility: Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; an Alan J. Pakula film ; produced by Alan J. Pakula and Pieter Jan Brugge ; screenplay by Alan J. Pakula ; directed by Alan J. Pakula

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Summary: Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered. A lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government. She writes a speculative legal brief exposing the activities of a powerful oil magnate. With the help of Gray Grantham, an investigative reporter, they suspect a good friend of the president is trying to manipulate the outcome of a trial that is now before the Supreme Court

Credits note: Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship ; music composer, James Horner

Intended audience

Language note: English, French (Parisian and Quebec), German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish (Castilian and Latin) dialogue; with optional Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish subtitles; English, German and Italian subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

PerformerNote: Julie Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow

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Context of The pelican brief

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