The Pelican Brief (film)
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| Directed by | Alan J. Pakula |
| Screenplay by | Alan J. Pakula |
| Based on | The Pelican Brief 1992 novel by John Grisham |
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| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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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 in 1998.