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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Civil_Action_(film)A Civil Action (film) - Wikipedia

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   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. Based on the 1995 book of the same name by Jonathan Harr, it tells the true story of a court case about ...

   • Box office: $56 million
   • Release date: December 25, 1998

   • Budget: $75 million
   • Music by: Danny Elfman

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0120633A Civil Action (1998) - IMDb

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   Jan 8, 1999 · A movie based on a true story of a lawyer who sues a leather company for polluting the water supply and causing leukemia in a town. Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, and Kathleen Quinlan, directed by Steven Zaillian.

   • 6.6/10 (31K)
   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Steven Zaillian
   • Release Date: 1999-01-08

4. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › a-civil-action-1999A Civil Action movie review & film summary (1999) | Roger Ebert

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   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.

5. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › civil_actionA Civil Action | Rotten Tomatoes

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   A Civil Action Judge Skinner (John Lithgow, right), Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta) and his partner Bill Crowley (Zeljko Ivanek, second from right) face litigator Jerome Facher (Robert Duvall ...

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   • Director: Steven Zaillian

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: John Travolta

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › A_Civil_ActionA Civil Action - Wikipedia

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   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.

   • Author: Jonathan Harr
   • Pages: 500

   • Publish Year: 1995
   • Published: August 29, 1995

7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0120633A Civil Action (1998) - Plot - IMDb

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   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.

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   Was 'a civil action' a true story?

   • Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action is based on the true story of the 1986 court case Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., and the appeals that followed it. The book was published in 1995 and adapted into a movie in 1998. It follows the residents of Woburn, Massachusetts, and their lawyers... (The entire section contains 833 words.)

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   Jan Schlichtmann is a cynical, high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. Though his latest case ...