A Civil Action
1998 · 1 hr 55 min
PG-136.655%62%64%
A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving a major company responsible for causing several people to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
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Directed By
Steven ZaillianWritten By
Steven ZaillianStudio
Touchstone Pictures, Paramount, Wildwood EnterprisesGenre
DramaCast of A Civil Action
John TravoltaJan Schlichtmann
Robert DuvallJerome Facher
Tony ShalhoubKevin Conway
William H. MacyJames Gordon
Zeljko IvanekBill Crowley
Bruce NorrisWilliam Cheeseman
John LithgowJudge Walter J. Skinner
Kathleen QuinlanAnne Anderson
Peter JacobsonNeil Jacobs
Mary MaraKathy Boyer
James GandolfiniAl Love
Stephen FryPinder
Dan HedayaJohn Riley
David ThorntonRichard Aufiero
Sydney PollackAl Eustis
Ned EisenbergUncle Pete
Margot RoseDonna Robbins
Daniel von BargenMr. Granger
Caroline CarriganEvelyn Love
Paul DesmondPaul Shalline
Michael P. ByrneTommy Barbas
Tracy MillerGrace Worker
Paul HewittGrace Worker
Clayton LandeyGrace Worker
Paul Ben-VictorBobby Pasqueriella
Elizabeth BurnetteLauren Aufiero
Alan WilderInsurance Lawyer
Gregg Joseph MonkInsurance Lawyer
Harout BeshlianInsurance Lawyer
Josh PaisLaw Clerk
Haskell V. Anderson IIICourtroom #7 Clerk
Kaiulani LeeMrs. Granger
Howie CarrRadio Talk Show Host
Denise DowseJudge Constance Mullen
Pearline FergersonCourt Clerk
Scott WeintraubPI Lawyer
Robert CicchiniPI Lawyer
Christopher StevensonInsurance Plaintiff
Kevin FryWaiter
Brian TurkMover
Rikki KliemanTV Reporter
Charlie StavolaDetective
David BarrettTeenager on Property
Ryan JanisTeenager on Property
Rob McElhenneyTeenager on Property
Michael BiaseMarket Clerk
Richard CalnanWoburn Traffic Cop
Gene WolandeHotel Clerk
Sam TravoltaGrace Attorney
Gregg ShawzinReporter
Juliana DonaldReporter
Sayda AlanReporter
Catherine LeahanReporter
Bruce HolmanFederal Marshall
John LafayetteGeologist
Charles LevinGeologist
Byron JenningsGeologist
Jay PattersonGeologist
Taylor BernardTrustee's Assistant
Kathy BatesBankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Harry Dean StantonLand Watcher (uncredited)
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