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The pelican brief
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The work The pelican brief represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource The pelican brief
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The pelican brief
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. ; screenplay, Alan J. Pakula ; producers, Alan J. Pakula, Pieter Jan Brugge ; director, Alan J. Pakula
Contributor
  • Grisham, John
  • Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998
  • Roberts, Julia, 1967-
  • Washington, Denzel, 1954-
Subject
  • African American journalists -- Drama
  • Assassination -- United States -- Drama
  • Feature films
  • Film adaptations
  • Grisham, John -- Film and video adaptations
  • Judges -- United States -- Drama
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures)
  • United States, Supreme Court -- Drama
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Women law students -- United States -- Drama
Genre
  • Drama
  • Feature films
  • Film adaptations
  • Film and video adaptations
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures)
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead
Cataloging source
CXP
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, James Horner ; editors, Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship ; production designer, Philip Rosenberg ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG13
Language note
  • In English, French, or Spanish ; with subtitles in English, French, or Spanish
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.S87
LC item number
P45
PerformerNote
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow
Runtime
141
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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  • The pelican brief, Warner Bros. ; screenplay, Alan J. Pakula ; producers, Alan J. Pakula, Pieter Jan Brugge ; director, Alan J. Pakula, (videorecording)

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