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A Civil Action

A Civil Action
★ 6.5/10•1998•1h 55m•PG-13•Drama

Justice has its price.

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

Steven Zaillian · Screenplay

Steven Zaillian · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 25, 1998
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue$56,709,981

Actors

John Travolta

John Travolta

Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Kevin Conway

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

James Gordon

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris

Bruce Norris

William Cheeseman

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson

Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara

Mary Mara

Kathy Boyer

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Al Love

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Pinder

Denise Dowse

Denise Dowse

Judge Constance Mullen

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

John Riley

David Thornton

David Thornton

Richard Aufiero

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Al Eustis

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