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The Pelican Brief, 1993
English
USA
Profile of The Pelican Brief
The mood of The Pelican Brief is suspenseful, tense, and captivating. The plot centers around a political conspiracy, a legal investigation, and political corruption. It is a drama, thriller, and crime movie. In approach, The Pelican Brief is serious and realistic. It happens in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The Pelican Brief is known for being a blockbuster.
Summary of The Pelican Brief
Julia Roberts (ERIN BROCKOVICH) stars in THE PELICAN BRIEF as sharp law student Darby Shaw whose querying mind gets her into trouble. A faithful adaptation of John Grisham's (THE FIRM) best-selling novel, this taut thriller follows the travails that beset Shaw when her theory on the cause of the deaths of two Supreme Court Justices lands her name on the conspirators' hit list. When Shaw teams up with reporter Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington--THE HURRICANE) they find themselves dodging deadly assassins in a suspenseful story that weaves complex narrative strands. The well-cast film also features a cameo by playwright-actor Sam Shepard (TRUE WEST).
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 17 December 1993 |
| Runtime: | 141 min |
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as Darby Shaw
as Gray Grantham
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- by: Brian Lowry
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Rick Groen
