The Pelican Brief (film)

The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alan J. Pakula
Screenplay by	Alan J. Pakula
Based on	The Pelican Brief; 1992 novel; by John Grisham
Produced by	Alan J. Pakula; Pieter Jan Brugge; Bryan D. Gilchrist;
Starring	Julia Roberts; Denzel Washington; Sam Shepard; John Heard; Tony Goldwyn; James B. Sikking; William Atherton; Robert Culp; Stanley Tucci; Hume Cronyn; John Lithgow;
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by	Tom Rolf; Trudy Ship;
Music by	James Horner
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 17, 1993;
Running time	141 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$195.3 million

The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American legal thriller film based on the 1992 novel by John Grisham. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film stars Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw and Denzel Washington as Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham. The film, which features music composed by James Horner, was the last film that featured Pakula as both writer and director before his death.^[3]

^ "The Pelican Brief". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "The Pelican Brief (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "The Pelican Brief". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[TN-1] "The Pelican Brief". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

[BOM-2] "The Pelican Brief (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

[Brief-3] "The Pelican Brief". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

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