The Pelican Brief

A law student uncovers a conspiracy involving the murders of two Supreme Court justices, and with the help of a reporter, she exposes the truth, leading to indictments and political fallout. The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American English-language Crime Drama film starring Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking and Amber Nelson. The movie is inspired from The Pelican Brief by John Grisham. The Pelican Brief was Produced by Alan J. Pakula, Pieter Jan Brugge and Bryan D. Gilchrist. The Pelican Brief is written by John Grisham and Alan J. Pakula and it is directed by Alan J. Pakula. Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Pelican Brief was released on 17th December 1993 and takes a screen time of 141 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Pelican Brief was made on a budget of $45 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $195 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Alan J. Pakula. Cinematography was done by Stephen Goldblatt and editing by Tom Rolf and Trudy Ship. The music was composed by James Horner.