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A Civil Action

Justice has its price.
Dec 25, 1998 · 1h 55m
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Drama

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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.

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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
Directed by Steven Zaillian

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$70,000,000
Revenue
$56,709,981
Production
Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions
Country
US

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