A Civil Action (1998)
Drama • 1ч 55м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.5
(498)
Cast
John Travolta
Jan Schlichtmann
Robert Duvall
Jerome Facher
Tony Shalhoub
Kevin Conway
William H. Macy
James Gordon
Željko Ivanek
Bill Crowley
Bruce Norris
William Cheeseman
John Lithgow
Judge Walter J. Skinner
Kathleen Quinlan
Anne Anderson
Peter Jacobson
Neil Jacobs
Mary Mara
Kathy Boyer
James Gandolfini
Al Love
Stephen Fry
Pinder
Denise Dowse
Judge Constance Mullen
Dan Hedaya
John Riley
David Thornton
Richard Aufiero
Sydney Pollack
Al Eustis
Ned Eisenberg
Uncle Pete
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Margot Rose
Donna Robbins
Daniel von Bargen
Mr. Granger
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Caroline Carrigan
Evelyn Love
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Paul Desmond
Paul Shalline
Michael P. Byrne
Tommy Barbas
Tracy Miller
Grace Worker
Paul Hewitt
Grace Worker
Crew
Steven Zaillian
Director
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
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