Movie
A Civil Action
Justice has its price.
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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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.
More about A Civil Action
Cast
John TravoltaJan Schlichtmann
Robert DuvallJerome Facher
Tony ShalhoubKevin Conway
William H. MacyJames Gordon
Željko IvanekBill Crowley
Bruce NorrisWilliam Cheeseman
John LithgowJudge Walter J. Skinner
Kathleen QuinlanAnne AndersonCredits
- Directed by
- Steven Zaillian
- Written by
- Steven Zaillian
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $56.7M
Production
Touchstone PicturesUnited States
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Wildwood EnterprisesUnited States
Scott Rudin ProductionsUnited States
