A Civil Action
1998
Justice has its price.
- Steven Zaillian
- 1h 55m
- December 25, 1998 · United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 25, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount,Scott Rudin Productions,Touchstone Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises,Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- John Travolta,Robert Duvall,Tony Shalhoub,William H. Macy,Željko Ivanek,Bruce Norris,John Lithgow,Kathleen Quinlan,Peter Jacobson,Mary Maraand 51 more
- Director
- Steven Zaillian
- Writer
- Steven Zaillian,Jonathan Harr
- Cinematography
- Conrad Hall
- Music
- Danny Elfman
- Budget
- $70,000,000
- Revenue
- $56,709,981
- IMDb
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