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The pelican brief [videorecording] / Warner Bros. presents ; screenplay by Alan J. Pakula ; produced by Alan J. Pakula and Pieter Jan Brugge ; directed by Alan J. Pakula.

Atherton, William, (actor.). Brugge, Pieter Jan, (film producer.). Cronyn, Hume, (actor.). Culp, Robert, 1930-2010 (actor.). Goldblatt, Stephen, 1945- (director of photography.). Goldwyn, Tony, (actor.). Heard, John, 1946-2017 (actor.). Horner, James, (composer (expression)). Lithgow, John, 1945- (actor.). Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998 (screenwriter,, film producer,, film director.). Roberts, Julia, 1967- (actor.). Rolf, Tom, (editor of moving image work.). Rosenberg, Philip, (production designer.). Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 (actor.). Ship, Trudy, (editor of moving image work.). Sikking, James, 1934- (actor.). Tucci, Stanley, (actor.). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (actor.). Grisham, John. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Pelican brief. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (presenter.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci ; special appearance by Hume Cronyn and John Lithgow. (Cast).

Summary:

Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790721686
  • ISBN: 0790731258
  • ISBN: 0790731525
  • ISBN: 1419887467
  • ISBN: 9780790721682
  • ISBN: 9780790731254
  • ISBN: 9780790731520
  • ISBN: 9781419887468
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1997]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by John Grisham.
Originally released as motion picture in 1993.
Special features : cast profiles; behind-the-scenes notes.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music composed by James Horner ; editors, Tom Rolf and Trudy Ship ; production designer, Philip Rosenberg ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt.
Participant or Performer Note:
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci ; special appearance by Hume Cronyn and John Lithgow.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for momentary language and some violence.
System Details Note:
DVD; widescreen presentation; region1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:
In English with optional French or Spanish language tracks; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Subject: United States. Supreme Court > Drama.
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Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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