Release Date
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Original Release
December 25, 1998
1h 55m
A Civil Action (1998)
â 6.5115 min
Overview
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 everythingâincluding his career and his clients' goalsâin order to continue the case against all odds.
Director
Steven Zaillian
Department: Writing
âPopularity: 1.6
Cast
John Travolta
Jan Schlichtmann
â8.3
Robert Duvall
Jerome Facher
â4.9
Tony Shalhoub
Kevin Conway
â2.1
William H. Macy
James Gordon
â4.5
Željko Ivanek
Bill Crowley
â2.2
Bruce Norris
William Cheeseman
â0.5
John Lithgow
Judge Walter J. Skinner
â4.4
Kathleen Quinlan
Anne Anderson
â1.6
Peter Jacobson
Neil Jacobs
â2.1
Mary Mara
Kathy Boyer
â1.0
Genres
Drama
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