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The Pelican brief Cover Image DVD DVD

The Pelican brief [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Alan J. Pakula film ; produced by Alan J. Pakula and Pieter Jan Brugge ; directed by Alan J. Pakula.

Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998 (Added Author). Brugge, Pieter Jan. (Added Author). Roberts, Julia, 1967- (Added Author). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Added Author). Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 (Added Author). Heard, John, 1946-2017 (Added Author). Goldwyn, Tony. (Added Author). Sikking, James, 1934- (Added Author). Atherton, William. (Added Author). Culp, Robert, 1930-2010 (Added Author). Tucci, Stanley. (Added Author). Cronyn, Hume. (Added Author). Lithgow, John, 1945- (Added Author). Horner, James. (Added Author). Grisham, John. Pelican brief. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Entertainment. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Julie Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow. (Cast).

Summary:

Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered. A lone law student turns her suspicions about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She finds herself embroiled in a terrifying web of intrigue extending to the highest levels of government. She writes a speculative legal brief exposing the activities of a powerful oil magnate. With the help of Gray Grantham, an investigative reporter, they suspect a good friend of the president is trying to manipulate the outcome of a trial that is now before the Supreme Court.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419887467
  • ISBN: 9781419887468
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2009]
  • Distributor: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the book by John Grisham.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship ; music composer, James Horner.
Participant or Performer Note:
Julie Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for momentary language, and some violence.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital Dolby surround 5.1, Dolby surround stereo., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
This DVD is copy protected.
Language Note:
In English (5.1), French or Spanish (stereo.) dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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Genre: Film adaptations.
Legal films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.

Available copies

  • 8 of 10 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Hood River County Library District.

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