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A Civil Action is a 1998 American legal drama film directed and written by Steven Zaillian and starring John Travolta with Robert Duvall, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, and Tony Shalhoub.
Jan 8, 1999 · A movie based on a true story of a lawyer who sues a leather company for causing leukemia in a town's water supply. Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan and others, nominated for two Oscars.
- (31K)
- Biography, Drama
- Steven Zaillian
- 1999-01-08
A Civil Action is a 1995 non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction.
- Jonathan Harr
- 1995
In this legal thriller based on a true story, John Travolta stars as Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious personal-injury attorney whose fierce determination entangles him in a case that threatens to...
- (72)
- Steven Zaillian
- PG-13
- John Travolta
A movie based on a true story of a lawyer who sues two corporations for poisoning the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts, causing leukemia in children. The plot follows his legal battle, personal struggles, and the environmental impact of the case.
Jan 8, 1999 · A Civil Action is a drama based on a true story of a lawyer who sues two corporations for polluting a town and causing leukemia deaths. Roger Ebert praises the film for its realistic portrayal of the law as a strategy and not a justice, and the performances of John Travolta and Robert Duvall.
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