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.

Overview

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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General Information

Release Date: 1993-09-17
Budget: $45000000
Revenue: $195268056
Runtime: 141 min

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