The Pelican Brief
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
- Director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Worldwide
- $195M
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Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Box Office & Release
The Pelican Brief returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $45M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $195M
- Release date
- Sep 17, 1993
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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