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The Pelican Brief

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

$100,768,056

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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Darby Shaw

Gray Grantham

Denzel Washington

Thomas Callahan

Gavin Vereek

Fletcher Coal

FBI Director Denton Voyles

Bob Gminski

William Atherton

President

Khamel

Justice Rosenberg

Smith Keen

Marty Velmano

Stump

Nicholas Woodeson

Edwin Sneller

Stanley Anderson

Matthew Barr

Alice Stark

Charles Morgan / Garcia

Eric East

Rupert

Christopher Murray

Sarge

Sonny Jim Gaines

K.O. Lewis

Song and Dance Man from Bar (as Joseph Chrest)

Managing Editor

Sara Ann Morgan

Michelle O'Neill

Edward Linney

Justice Jensen

Rosenberg's Nurse (as Terrence P. Currier)

Terrence Currier

Self

Federal Clerk

Washington Herald Journalist

Howard Shalwitz

News Desk Reporter

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Jewell Robinson

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Kim Peter Kovac

Senior Washington Herald Editor

Norman Aronovic

Cop in Cowboy Boots

New Orleans Policewoman

Lt. Olsen (as Scott Jefferson)

Scott Michael Jefferson

Hooten (as Daniel Kamin)

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Mark McLaughlin

CIA Agent in Hotel Room

Robert Pavlovich

Self

Clerk at Sheraton Hotel

Constance Yelverton

Gavin Verheek's Wife

Reporter at National Cathedral

University Registrar (as Fran Dorn)

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

University Placement Clerk

Male University Student

Teagle F. Bougere

Female University Student

Laura Kass (as Saundra Quarterman)

Sandra Quarterman

Parklane Receptionist

Parklane Administrator

Parklane Security Officer (as Harold J. Surratt)

White & Blazevich Attorney

White & Blazevich Security Guard

White & Blazevich Receptionist

White & Blazevich Security

Sara Ann Morgan's Father

Safe Deposit Teller

Beverly Brigham

Female Pursuer with Gun (as Liza Sweeney Coleman)

Male Pursuer with Gun (as Douglas R. Coleman)

Tulane Law Student

Tulane Law Student

Reporter

Reporter (as Kyle D. Duvall)

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

James Earl Reed

Agent

Runner (voice)

Mardi Gras Party Patron

Teen Bicyclist

Protester

Kelly Lynn Richards

Man Partying in Quarter

Office Worker

William Shipman

Law School Administrator

Kid at Parade

Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam in Coach (archive footage)

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Gray Grantham Darby Shaw Justice Rosenberg Edward Linney Managing Editor Parklane Administrator Fbi Director Denton Voyles Smith Keen

What do they say - The Pelican Brief

What do they say

Hello.
Everything is in place. - The Pelican Brief

Hello. Everything is in place.

He said The campaign waged by the President was so ruthless - The Pelican Brief

He said The campaign waged by the President was so ruthless

But they aren't the CIA - The Pelican Brief

But they aren't the CIA

I've decided my agenda for the future - The Pelican Brief

I've decided my agenda for the future

You take my breath away - The Pelican Brief

You take my breath away

Miss Shaw! - The Pelican Brief

Darby Shaw. - The Pelican Brief

Is this your car? - The Pelican Brief

Is this your car?

It'll be a few minutes. - The Pelican Brief

It'll be a few minutes.

I'll go find him - The Pelican Brief

I'll go find him

It's Garcia. - The Pelican Brief

Did you get into my apartment - The Pelican Brief

Did you get into my apartment

Are you okay about money? - The Pelican Brief

Are you okay about money?

It would be better for me if you go now. - The Pelican Brief

It would be better for me if you go now.

I saw that. - The Pelican Brief

Just one beer?
No. - The Pelican Brief

Just one beer? No.

Looking for Mr. Sneller. - The Pelican Brief

Looking for Mr. Sneller.

FRIEND:
Have you heard from Darby? - The Pelican Brief

FRIEND: Have you heard from Darby?

Mr. Sneller on line 2. - The Pelican Brief

Mr. Sneller on line 2.

Did you follow my instructions? - The Pelican Brief

Did you follow my instructions?

Do you want to talk about the brief - The Pelican Brief

Do you want to talk about the brief

After the assassinations,
I called his family. - The Pelican Brief

After the assassinations, I called his family.

I'll be up late going over my notes... - The Pelican Brief

I'll be up late going over my notes...

Mr. Grantham. - The Pelican Brief

Good night. - The Pelican Brief

I got your message. - The Pelican Brief

I got your message.

How'd you find me - The Pelican Brief

How'd you find me

It was a beautiful service. - The Pelican Brief

It was a beautiful service.

I'll have an announcement
after the weekend. - The Pelican Brief

I'll have an announcement after the weekend.

It was the right thing to do,
no matter where the body was found. - The Pelican Brief

It was the right thing to do, no matter where the body was f...

I thought it was following us. - The Pelican Brief

I thought it was following us.

I'm from the Washington Herald.
I'm looking for... - The Pelican Brief

I'm from the Washington Herald. I'm looking for...

Excuse me. - The Pelican Brief

Akers has Criminal Procedure,
Kaas has Administrative Law. - The Pelican Brief

Akers has Criminal Procedure, Kaas has Administrative Law.

Do you recognize this man?
He's a lawyer at White & Blazevich. - The Pelican Brief

Do you recognize this man? He's a lawyer at White &...

Mr. Grantham. - The Pelican Brief

Good afternoon. - The Pelican Brief

Good afternoon.

Great architecture - The Pelican Brief

Great architecture

I thought I was hallucinating again - The Pelican Brief

I thought I was hallucinating again

It's all right.
Just let it go. - The Pelican Brief

It's all right. Just let it go.

I'm going with you. - The Pelican Brief

I'm going with you.

I want you to leave. - The Pelican Brief

I want you to leave.

I need access to a box, please. - The Pelican Brief

I need access to a box, please.

510-96-8686. - The Pelican Brief

EDITOR: There was a car explosion
in a garage near the Riggs Bank. - The Pelican Brief

EDITOR: There was a car explosion in a garage near the Riggs...

Mr. Voyles, it's Grantham. - The Pelican Brief

Mr. Voyles, it's Grantham.

I think we'll have great
success with these people. - The Pelican Brief

I think we'll have great success with these people.

So you're the little lady who started this great brouhaha - The Pelican Brief

So you're the little lady who started this great...

First, we got the Pelican Brief
two weeks ago... - The Pelican Brief

First, we got the Pelican Brief two weeks ago...

Where is Darby Shaw - The Pelican Brief

Where is Darby Shaw

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A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Writer: John Grisham, Alan J. Pakula

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 1993

MetaScore: 50/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $100,768,056

Released: 17 Dec 1993

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations

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