A Civil Action
2NomsDirected by Steven Zaillian
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Steven Zaillian
- Writers
- Steven Zaillian
- Budget
- $70,000,000
- Box office
- $56,709,981
- Countries
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions
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Cast
John Travolta
Robert DuvallNominated
Tony Shalhoub
William H. Macy
Željko Ivanek
Bruce Norris
John Lithgow
Kathleen Quinlan
Peter Jacobson
Mary Mara