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A Civil Action

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Plot

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.

Cast

John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann
John Travolta

as Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall as Jerome Facher
Robert Duvall

as Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub as Kevin Conway
Tony Shalhoub

as Kevin Conway

William H. Macy as James Gordon
William H. Macy

as James Gordon

Željko Ivanek as Bill Crowley
Željko Ivanek

as Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris as William Cheeseman
Bruce Norris

as William Cheeseman

John Lithgow as Judge Walter J. Skinner
John Lithgow

as Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan as Anne Anderson
Kathleen Quinlan

as Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson as Neil Jacobs
Peter Jacobson

as Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara as Kathy Boyer
Mary Mara

as Kathy Boyer

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 25, 1998

Production Companies

  • Touchstone Pictures

  • Paramount Pictures

  • Wildwood Enterprises

  • Scott Rudin Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $70,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $56,709,981.00

Runtime

  • 1.92 hrs

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