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