“The Pelican Case” , also “ The Pelican Brief ” ( English The Pelican Brief ) - a movie . A film adaptation of the work of the same name , whose author is John Grisham .
| The Pelican Case | |
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| The Pelican Brief | |
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| Genre | legal thriller , romance , drama , crime , detective |
| Producer | Alan Pakula |
| Producer | Peter Jean Brugge Donald laventhall Alan J. Pakula |
| Author script | John Grisham, Alan Pacula |
| In the main cast | Julia Roberts Denzel Washington Sam Shepard Robert Culp John heard Tony goldwin James Sickking William Atherton Stanley Tucci Hume Cronin |
| Operator | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Composer | James Horner |
| Film company | Warner bros |
| Duration | 141 minutes |
| Budget | $ 45 million |
| Fees | $ 195 268 056 |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | |
| Year | 1993 |
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Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Fees
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Story
Law student Darby Shaw examines the facts of the murder of two members of the US Supreme Court in the archives and draws up her version of who might be involved in this crime - the so-called “Pelican Folder”. The materials presented in this dossier of a student, her professor and lover, delighted with the analytical talent of her student, pass on to her friend, an FBI consultant. After that, the professor’s car was blown up, only by pure chance Darby was not in his car. A real hunt begins for her. Complex backstage mechanisms are being driven to the White House corridors to destroy a folder of revealing materials and people who know too much.
In search of a way out, Darby contacts the journalist of the influential newspaper Gray Grantham and tells him the contents of his dossier. It turns out that the case has a deep background related to oil and corruption. The threads of this story stretch to the White House.
Fees
The picture was commercially successful, its worldwide fees amounted to $ 195,268,056 [1] [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Pelican 'Soars at the Box Office Movies: The mystery, with Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, takes in more than $ 16 million. `Mrs. Doubtfire, '' Schindler's List 'also do well. , The Los Angeles Times. Date of treatment November 30, 2010.
- ↑ 'Mrs. Doubtfire, '' Pelican Brief 'propel final week and' Jurassic Park 'chews up the competition as industry receipts hit $ 5.2 billion. , The Los Angeles Times . Date of treatment October 26, 2010.