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Where to watch A Civil Action (1999) starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub and directed by Steven Zaillian.
Aug 5, 2019 · “What the film failed to do, is to bring a sense of urgency.” Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz “A Civil Action” is about a real court case in the early 1980s involving toxic waste dumping in a small town north of Boston, that is based on Jonathan Harr’s best-selling non-fiction book about the personal-injury lawyer Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta).
A Civil Action: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
Submitted by Steve. (1998) Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta) is a lawyer who takes on the case of a town that has a higher than usual level of leukemia cases. Several people have died from it, and they believe that it’s due to the local tannery polluting the water. Jan and his law firm file a class action suit on behalf of the townspeople ...
Released December 25th, 1998, 'A Civil Action' stars John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a user score of ...
Examines the eight-year-old court case brought by parents in Woburn, Massachusetts against the W.R. Grace Company and Beatrice Foods for contaminating the local water supply with toxic chemicals, causing leukemia in at least five children who died from the disease.
I wish I could find some way not to empathize, it'd be a lot easier. Radio Talk Show Host : [On the radio talk show] Speaking with Jan Schlichtmann personal injury attorney and according to Boston Magazine one of Boston's Ten Most Eligible Bachelors, let's go back to the phones: Woburn you're on the air. Anne Anderson : [On the radio talk show ...
