A Civil Action
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 115 mins
(429 votes)
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.
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.
Cast
- John Travolta
- Robert Duvall
- Tony Shalhoub
- William H. Macy
- Zeljko Ivanek
- Bruce Norris
- John Lithgow
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Peter Jacobson
- Mary Mara
- James Gandolfini
- Stephen Fry
- Denise Dowse
- Dan Hedaya
- David Thornton
- Sydney Pollack
- Ned Eisenberg
- Margot Rose
- Daniel von Bargen
- Caroline Carrigan
- Paul Desmond
- Michael P. Byrne
- Tracy Miller
- Paul Hewitt
- Clayton Landey
- Paul Ben-Victor
- Elizabeth Burnette
- Alan Wilder
- Gregg Joseph Monk
- Harout Beshlian
- Josh Pais
- Haskell V. Anderson III
- Kaiulani Lee
- Howie Carr
- Pearline Fergerson
- Scott Weintraub
- Robert Cicchini
- Christopher Stevenson
- Kevin Fry-Bowers
- Brian Turk
- Rikki Klieman
- Charlie Stavola
- David Barrett
- Ryan Janis
- Rob McElhenney
- Michael Biase
- Richard Calnan
- Gene Wolande
- Sam Travolta
- Gregg Shawzin
- Juliana Donald
- Sayda Alan
- Catherine Leahan
- Bruce Holman
- John Lafayette
- Charles Levin
- Byron Jennings
- Jay Patterson
- Taylor Bernard
- Kathy Bates
- Harry Dean Stanton
Director
- Steven Zaillian
Producers
- Scott Rudin
- Steven Zaillian
- Rachel Pfeffer
- Robert Redford
Screenwriter
- Steven Zaillian
