The Pelican Brief
Trailer: The Pelican Brief
Year: 1993
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking
Crew: Pieter Jan Brugge (Producer), John Grisham (Novel), Stephen Goldblatt (Director of Photography), Tom Rolf (Editor), Trudy Ship (Editor), Alan J. Pakula (Screenplay)
Runtime: 141 minutes
Release: Sep 17, 1993
IMDb: 6.59/10 by 1,673 users
Popularity: 4
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 45
Revenue: 195

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