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Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $75 million. Box office. $56 million. A Civil Action is a 1998 American legal drama film directed and written by Steven Zaillian and starring John Travolta with Robert Duvall, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, and Tony Shalhoub.
Jan 8, 1999 · A movie based on a true story of a lawyer who sues a leather company for causing leukemia in a town's water supply. Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, and Kathleen Quinlan, directed by Steven Zaillian.
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- Biography, Drama
- Steven Zaillian
- 1999-01-08
Jan 8, 1999 · A Civil Action is a drama based on a true story of a lawyer who sues two corporations for polluting a town and causing leukemia deaths. Roger Ebert praises the film for its realistic portrayal of the law as a strategy and not a justice, and for its complex characters and themes.
In this legal thriller based on a true story, John Travolta stars as Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious personal-injury attorney whose fierce determination entangles him in a case that threatens to ...
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- Steven Zaillian
- PG-13
- John Travolta
A Civil Action is a 1995 non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. The case is Anderson v. Cryovac.
- Jonathan Harr
- 1995
A movie based on a true story of a lawyer who sues two corporations for poisoning the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts, causing leukemia in children. The plot follows his legal battle, personal struggles, and the environmental impact of the case.
Dec 25, 1998 · A Civil Action is a 1998 drama film based on a true story of a lawyer (Travolta) who sues a chemical company for polluting a town's water supply. The film received mixed reviews from critics and positive feedback from users, and was nominated for two Academy Awards and one Golden Globe.
