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A Civil Action (1998)
Directed by Steven Zaillian
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 everything—including his career and his clients’ goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
Rated PG-13 | Length 115 minutes
Actors
John Travolta | Robert Duvall | Tony Shalhoub | William H. Macy | Zeljko Ivanek | Bruce Norris | John Lithgow | Kathleen Quinlan | Peter Jacobson | Mary Mara | James Gandolfini | Stephen Fry | Denise Dowse | Dan Hedaya | David Thornton | Sydney Pollack | Ned Eisenberg | Margot Rose | Daniel von Bargen | Caroline Carrigan | Paul Desmond | Michael P. Byrne | Tracy Miller | Paul Hewitt | Clayton Landey | Paul Ben-Victor | Elizabeth Burnette | Alan Wilder | Gregg Joseph Monk | Harout Beshlian | Josh Pais | Haskell V. Anderson III | Kaiulani Lee | Howie Carr | Pearline Fergerson | Scott Weintraub | Robert Cicchini | Christopher Stevenson | Kevin Fry | Brian Turk | Rikki Klieman | Charlie Stavola | David Barrett | Ryan Janis | Rob McElhenney | Michael Biase | Richard Calnan | Gene Wolande | Sam Travolta | Gregg Shawzin | Juliana Donald | Sayda Alan | Catherine Leahan | Bruce Holman | John Lafayette | Charles Levin | Byron Jennings | Jay Patterson | Taylor Bernard | Kathy Bates | Harry Dean Stanton