A Civil Action

A Civil Action

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Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1998-12-25

Original Language: en

Original Title: A Civil Action

Status: Released

Runtime: 115 minutes

TagLine: Justice has its price.

Rating: (443 votes)

Budget: $70,000,000

Revenue: $56,709,981

Production Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

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Cast Members

John Travolta
John Travolta (Jan Schlichtmann)
100.00%
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall (Jerome Facher)
100.00%
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub (Kevin Conway)
100.00%
William H. Macy
William H. Macy (James Gordon)
100.00%
Zeljko Ivanek
Zeljko Ivanek (Bill Crowley)
100.00%
Bruce Norris
Bruce Norris (William Cheeseman)
19.20%
John Lithgow
John Lithgow (Judge Walter J. Skinner)
100.00%
Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan (Anne Anderson)
90.97%
Peter Jacobson
Peter Jacobson (Neil Jacobs)
79.15%
Mary Mara
Mary Mara (Kathy Boyer)
29.28%
James Gandolfini
James Gandolfini (Al Love)
66.66%
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry (Pinder)
83.46%
Denise Dowse
Denise Dowse (Judge Constance Mullen)
35.75%
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya (John Riley)
71.27%
David Thornton
David Thornton (Richard Aufiero)
55.02%
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack (Al Eustis)
69.17%
Ned Eisenberg
Ned Eisenberg (Uncle Pete)
30.97%
Margot Rose
Margot Rose (Donna Robbins)
7.22%
Daniel von Bargen
Daniel von Bargen (Mr. Granger)
41.43%
Caroline Carrigan
Caroline Carrigan (Evelyn Love)
1.00%
Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond (Paul Shalline)
7.10%
Michael P. Byrne
Michael P. Byrne (Tommy Barbas)
7.56%
Tracy Miller
Tracy Miller (Grace Worker)
1.58%
Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt (Grace Worker)
7.78%
Clayton Landey
Clayton Landey (Grace Worker)
15.85%
Paul Ben-Victor
Paul Ben-Victor (Bobby Pasqueriella)
57.55%
Elizabeth Burnette
Elizabeth Burnette (Lauren Aufiero)
1.00%
Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder (Insurance Lawyer)
13.43%
Gregg Joseph Monk
Gregg Joseph Monk (Insurance Lawyer)
1.14%
Harout Beshlian
Harout Beshlian (Insurance Lawyer)
1.00%
Josh Pais
Josh Pais (Law Clerk)
22.70%
Haskell V. Anderson III
Haskell V. Anderson III (Courtroom #7 Clerk)
18.99%
Kaiulani Lee
Kaiulani Lee (Mrs. Granger)
8.12%
Howie Carr
Howie Carr (Radio Talk Show Host)
1.00%
Pearline Fergerson
Pearline Fergerson (Court Clerk)
1.00%
Scott Weintraub
Scott Weintraub (PI Lawyer)
1.00%
Robert Cicchini
Robert Cicchini (PI Lawyer)
15.43%
Christopher Stevenson
Christopher Stevenson (Insurance Plaintiff)
1.00%
Kevin Fry-Bowers
Kevin Fry-Bowers (Waiter)
13.57%
Brian Turk
Brian Turk (Mover)
11.91%
Rikki Klieman
Rikki Klieman (TV Reporter)
3.23%
Charlie Stavola
Charlie Stavola (Detective)
6.06%
David Barrett
David Barrett (Teenager on Property)
33.67%
Ryan Janis
Ryan Janis (Teenager on Property)
1.00%
Rob McElhenney
Rob McElhenney (Teenager on Property)
69.51%
Michael Biase
Michael Biase (Market Clerk)
1.00%
Richard Calnan
Richard Calnan (Woburn Traffic Cop)
1.00%
Gene Wolande
Gene Wolande (Hotel Clerk)
15.51%
Sam Travolta
Sam Travolta (Grace Attorney)
17.66%
Gregg Shawzin
Gregg Shawzin (Reporter)
1.00%
Juliana Donald
Juliana Donald (Reporter)
13.26%
Sayda Alan
Sayda Alan (Reporter)
1.00%
Catherine Leahan
Catherine Leahan (Reporter)
1.00%
Bruce Holman
Bruce Holman (Federal Marshall)
22.27%
John Lafayette
John Lafayette (Geologist)
14.80%
Charles Levin
Charles Levin (Geologist)
18.20%
Byron Jennings
Byron Jennings (Geologist)
12.20%
Jay Patterson
Jay Patterson (Geologist)
16.28%
Taylor Bernard
Taylor Bernard (Trustee's Assistant)
1.00%
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates (Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited))
100.00%
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton (Land Watcher (uncredited))
72.27%

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