A Civil Action
A Civil Action
Release: 1998-12-25
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 6.5
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Touchstone Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Wildwood Enterprises
Scott Rudin Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Robert Duvall
as Jerome Facher
James Gandolfini
as Al Love
Brian Turk
as Mover
Tony Shalhoub
as Kevin Conway
Dan Hedaya
as John Riley
Sydney Pollack
as Al Eustis
Daniel von Bargen
as Mr. Granger
Jay Patterson
as Geologist
David Thornton
as Richard Aufiero
Charles Levin
as Geologist
John Lithgow
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
Mary Mara
as Kathy Boyer
Haskell V. Anderson III
as Courtroom #7 Clerk
Rob Mac
as Teenager on Property
Kathy Bates
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Ned Eisenberg
as Uncle Pete
Tracy Miller
as Grace Worker
Kevin Fry-Bowers
as Waiter
Peter Jacobson
as Neil Jacobs
Margot Rose
as Donna Robbins
Paul Hewitt
as Grace Worker
Robert Cicchini
as PI Lawyer
Rikki Klieman
as TV Reporter
Juliana Donald
as Reporter
Harry Dean Stanton
as Land Watcher (uncredited)
Paul Ben-Victor
as Bobby Pasqueriella
David Barrett
as Teenager on Property
Bruce Holman
as Federal Marshall
Kathleen Quinlan
as Anne Anderson
Josh Pais
as Law Clerk
Denise Dowse
as Judge Constance Mullen
Michael P. Byrne
as Tommy Barbas
Zeljko Ivanek
as Bill Crowley
John Travolta
as Jan Schlichtmann
William H. Macy
as James Gordon
Stephen Fry
as Pinder
Clayton Landey
as Grace Worker
Kaiulani Lee
as Mrs. Granger
Byron Jennings
as Geologist
Alan Wilder
as Insurance Lawyer
Charlie Stavola
as Detective
Gene Wolande
as Hotel Clerk
Bruce Norris
as William Cheeseman
