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1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the book by John Grisham
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
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993
Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, Tom Rolf, Trudy Ship ; music composer, James Horner
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow
MPAA rating: PG-13; for momentary language, and some violence
DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital Dolby surround 5.1, Dolby surround stereo., dual-layer
In English (5.1), French or Spanish (stereo.) dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned