A Civil Action

Dec 25, 1998

1h 55m

★ 6.5

Justice has its price.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Wildwood Enterprises

Scott Rudin Productions

A Civil Action Trailers

Cast

Jan Schlichtmann

John Travolta

Jerome Facher

Robert Duvall

Kevin Conway

Tony Shalhoub

James Gordon

William H. Macy

Bill Crowley

Zeljko Ivanek

William Cheeseman

Bruce Norris

Judge Walter J. Skinner

John Lithgow

Anne Anderson

Kathleen Quinlan

Neil Jacobs

Peter Jacobson

Kathy Boyer

Mary Mara

Al Love

James Gandolfini

Pinder

Stephen Fry

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