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A Civil Action

“Justice has its price.”

19981h 55mDrama

Released

December 25, 1998

6.5

TMDB Score

65% match · 520 votes

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About the Movie

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Drama

Synopsis

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.

DirectorSteven Zaillian

Released: December 25, 1998
Runtime: 1h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $70.0M
Box office: $56.7M
Studios: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises

Top Billed Cast

John Travolta

Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall

Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub

Kevin Conway

William H. Macy

James Gordon

Željko Ivanek

Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris

William Cheeseman

John Lithgow

Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan

Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson

Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara

Kathy Boyer

James Gandolfini

Al Love

Stephen Fry

Pinder

Denise Dowse

Judge Constance Mullen

Dan Hedaya

John Riley

David Thornton

Richard Aufiero

Sydney Pollack

Al Eustis

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