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Based on a true story, the film stars John Travolta as a lawyer who sues two corporations for environmental pollution in Woburn, Massachusetts. The film depicts the challenges and consequences of the case, as well as the personal and professional struggles of the lawyer and his firm.
Jan 8, 1999 · A Civil Action: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's contaminated water supply.
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- Biography, Drama
- Steven Zaillian
- 1999-01-08
A Civil Action. 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 ...
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- Steven Zaillian
- PG-13
- John Travolta
Jan 8, 1999 · A Civil Action. "Civil Action" is like John Grisham for grownups. Watching it, we realize that Grisham's lawyers are romanticized hotshots living in a cowboy universe with John Wayne values. The real world of the law, this movie argues, has less to do with justice than with strategy and doesn't necessarily arrive at truth.
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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- Gani Rüzgar Şavata
- PG-13
- Gani Rüzgar Şavata
Jerry Facher (Robert Duvall) and William Cheeseman (Bruce Norris) are the lawyer for the defendants. Bringing a class action lawsuit in federal court, Jan represents families who demand an apology and a clean-up of contaminated areas. However, the case develops a life of its own and takes over the lives of Jan and his firm.
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Dec 25, 1998 · 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. Steven Zaillian. Director, Screenplay.
