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