Release date:Dec 25, 1998

Runtime:1h 55m

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A Civil Action

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Synopsis of "A Civil Action":

"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."

Director:

Steven Zaillian

Genres:

Drama

Language:

English

Cast of "A Civil Action":

John Travolta ... as Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall ... as Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub ... as Kevin Conway

William H. Macy ... as James Gordon

Željko Ivanek ... as Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris ... as William Cheeseman

John Lithgow ... as Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan ... as Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson ... as Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara ... as Kathy Boyer

James Gandolfini ... as Al Love

Stephen Fry ... as Pinder

Denise Dowse ... as Judge Constance Mullen

Dan Hedaya ... as John Riley

David Thornton ... as Richard Aufiero

Sydney Pollack ... as Al Eustis

Ned Eisenberg ... as Uncle Pete

Margot Rose ... as Donna Robbins

Daniel von Bargen ... as Mr. Granger

Caroline Carrigan ... as Evelyn Love

Paul Desmond ... as Paul Shalline

Michael P. Byrne ... as Tommy Barbas

Tracy Miller ... as Grace Worker

Paul Hewitt ... as Grace Worker

Clayton Landey ... as Grace Worker

Paul Ben-Victor ... as Bobby Pasqueriella

Elizabeth Burnette ... as Lauren Aufiero

Alan Wilder ... as Insurance Lawyer

Gregg Joseph Monk ... as Insurance Lawyer

Harout Beshlian ... as Insurance Lawyer

Josh Pais ... as Law Clerk

Haskell V. Anderson III ... as Courtroom #7 Clerk

Kaiulani Lee ... as Mrs. Granger

Howie Carr ... as Radio Talk Show Host

Pearline Fergerson ... as Court Clerk

Scott Weintraub ... as PI Lawyer

Robert Cicchini ... as PI Lawyer

Christopher Stevenson ... as Insurance Plaintiff

Kevin Fry-Bowers ... as Waiter

Brian Turk ... as Mover

Rikki Klieman ... as TV Reporter

Charlie Stavola ... as Detective

David Barrett ... as Teenager on Property

Ryan Janis ... as Teenager on Property

Rob Mac ... as Teenager on Property

Michael Biase ... as Market Clerk

Richard Calnan ... as Woburn Traffic Cop

Gene Wolande ... as Hotel Clerk

Sam Travolta ... as Grace Attorney

Gregg Shawzin ... as Reporter

Juliana Donald ... as Reporter

Sayda Alan ... as Reporter

Catherine Leahan ... as Reporter

Bruce Holman ... as Federal Marshall

John Lafayette ... as Geologist

Charles Levin ... as Geologist

Byron Jennings ... as Geologist

Jay Patterson ... as Geologist

Taylor Bernard ... as Trustee's Assistant

Kathy Bates ... as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

Harry Dean Stanton ... as Land Watcher (uncredited)

Crew:

Steven Zaillian... (Screenplay)

Rachel Pfeffer... (Producer)

Scott Rudin... (Producer)

Robert Redford... (Producer)

Steven Zaillian... (Producer)

Danny Elfman... (Original Music Composer)

Conrad Hall... (Director of Photography)

Wayne Wahrman... (Editor)

Avy Kaufman... (Casting)

David Gropman... (Production Design)

Tracey A. Doyle... (Set Decoration)

Shay Cunliffe... (Costume Design)

Jane Goldsmith... (Script Supervisor)

Lauren Beth Strogoff... (Unit Publicist)

Joey Box... (Stunts)

David James... (Additional Still Photographer)

Brian Ricci... (Special Effects)

Jonathan Harr... (Book)

Content rating:

PG-13 (United States) · 15 (United Kingdom) · U (France) · APTA (Spain) · 12 (Germany)