A Civil Action (1998)
A Civil Action is a 1998 drama movie directed by Steven Zaillian, with a running time of 1h 55m. It stars John Travolta, Robert Duvall and Tony Shalhoub.
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.
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Cast
- 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