A Civil Action

A Civil Action
Directed by	Steven Zaillian
Produced by	Scott Rudin Robert Redford Rachel Pfeffer
Written by	Steven Zaillian
Story by	Jonathan Harr
Starring	John Travolta Robert Duvall James Gandolfini Dan Hedaya John Lithgow William H. Macy Kathleen Quinlan Tony Shalhoub
Music by	Danny Elfman
Studio(s)	Touchstone Pictures Paramount Pictures Wildwood Enterprises, Inc
Distributor	Buena Vista Pictures (North America) Paramount Pictures (International)
Released	December 25, 1998
Running time	115 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$75 million
Gross revenue	$56 million
External links
IMDb page

A Civil Action is a 1998 legal drama film directed and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 1995 book by Jonathan Harr, which in turn was based on real events. It stars John Travolta, Robert Duvall, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, and Tony Shalhoub.

Synopsis

A lawyer takes on a case involving two companies that are indirectly responsible for the contamination of a small town's water supply. The results of the contamination included increased cases of leukemia and cancer.

Cast

• John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann
• Robert Duvall as Jerry Facher
• William H. Macy as James Gordon
• Tony Shalhoub as Kevin Conway
• Kathleen Quinlan as Anne Anderson
• Željko Ivanek as Bill Crowley
• Bruce Norris as William Cheeseman
• Peter Jacobson as Neil Jacobs
• John Lithgow as Judge Walter J. Skinner
• Dan Hedaya as John Riley
• James Gandolfini as Al Love
• Stephen Fry as Dr. George F. Pinder
• Sydney Pollack as Al Eustis
• David Thornton as Richard Aufiero
• Jay Patterson as Geologist
• Daniel von Bargen as Mr. Granger
• Paul Ben-Victor as Bobby Pasqueriella
• Ned Eisenberg as Uncle Pete
• Mary Mara as Kathy Boyer
• Denise Dowse as Judge Constance Mullen
• Kathy Bates as Judge (uncredited)

Trivia

• Will Smith was offered the role of Jan Schlichtmann.
• Marlon Brando turned down the part of Jerry Facher. This turned out to be fortuitous as the real Facher apparently enjoyed Robert Duvall's portrayal of himself.
• This is one of several films Disney made in co-production with Paramount Pictures.

Videos

A Civil Action Trailer

External links

• A Civil Action on Wikipedia

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