
A Civil Action (1998)
Rating: 6.5/10
Duration: 115 min
Genres: Drama,
Director(s): Steven Zaillian,
Description:
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.
Cast
- Tony Shalhoub as Kevin Conway
- Peter Jacobson as Neil Jacobs
- John Lithgow as Judge Walter J. Skinner
- Željko Ivanek as Bill Crowley
- William H. Macy as James Gordon
- Robert Duvall as Jerome Facher
- Dan Hedaya as John Riley
- John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann
- Stephen Fry as Pinder
- Bruce Norris as William Cheeseman
- James Gandolfini as Al Love
- Kathleen Quinlan as Anne Anderson
- Mary Mara as Kathy Boyer
- David Thornton as Richard Aufiero
- Denise Dowse as Judge Constance Mullen