The Pelican Brief

Synopsis

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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Cast

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

William Atherton

Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

The President

Stanley Tucci

Khamel

Hume Cronyn

Justice Rosenberg

John Lithgow

Smith Keen

Anthony Heald

Marty Velmano

Nicholas Woodeson

Stump

Stanley Anderson

Edwin Sneller

John Finn

Matthew Barr

Cynthia Nixon

Alice Stark

Jake Weber

Curtis Morgan

Casey Biggs

Eric East

Christopher Murray

Rupert

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Sonny Jim Gaines

Sarge

Crew

Art

• Rick Simpson Set Decoration
• Robert Guerra Art Direction
• Lisa Fischer Set Decoration
• Philip Rosenberg Production Design
• Thomas Saccio Property Master

Camera

• Stephen Goldblatt Director of Photography
• Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
• Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator
• Ken Regan Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Albert Wolsky Costume Design

Crew

• Doug Coleman Stunt Coordinator
• Eliza Coleman Stunts
• David M. Bernstein Set Production Assistant
• Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke Unit Publicist
• Kerry Orent Post Production Supervisor
• Tabby Hanson Stunts
• Richard L. Blackwell Stunts
• David Efron Stunts
• Roy Farfel Stunts
• Eric Chambers Stunts
• Linda Perlin Stunts
• Mick O'Rourke Stunts

Directing

• Alan J. Pakula Director
• Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
• Trey Batchelor Second Second Assistant Director
• John Rusk Second Assistant Director
• Peter Kohn First Assistant Director
• Michael Proscia Jr. Additional Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Tom Rolf Editor
• Trudy Ship Editor
• Kelly Irvine First Assistant Editor
• Elizabeth Sherry Assistant Editor

Lighting

• John Shoemaker Rigging Gaffer

Production

• Alan J. Pakula Producer
• Pieter Jan Brugge Producer
• Alixe Gordin Casting
• Celia D. Costas Unit Production Manager
• Donald Laventhall Associate Producer
• Cheryl A. Stone Production Accountant
• Charles Lum Location Manager
• Michael Wallace Location Manager
• Kimberly Skyrme Extras Casting
• Shinique Smith Production Assistant
• Patricia Serafina Madiedo Production Office Coordinator
• Michael R. Kern Assistant Accountant

Sound

• Ron Bochar Supervising Sound Editor
• Louis Sabat Boom Operator
• James Sabat Production Sound Mixer
• James Horner Original Music Composer
• Ron Bochar Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Michael J. Cerone Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Rick Dior Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Richard Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Magdaline Volaitis Dialogue Editor
• Robert Hein Dialogue Editor
• Marissa Littlefield Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Jerome Chen Lead Animator

Writing

• Alan J. Pakula Screenplay
• John Grisham Novel

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