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Justice has its price. - A Civil Action
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Title: A Civil Action

Release Date: 25 Dec 1998

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Drama

Director: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions

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

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.

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Average Vote: 6.461 (440 votes)

Cast

  • Jan Schlichtmann: John Travolta
  • Jerome Facher: Robert Duvall
  • Kevin Conway: Tony Shalhoub
  • James Gordon: William H. Macy
  • Bill Crowley: Zeljko Ivanek
  • William Cheeseman: Bruce Norris
  • Judge Walter J. Skinner: John Lithgow
  • Anne Anderson: Kathleen Quinlan
  • Neil Jacobs: Peter Jacobson
  • Kathy Boyer: Mary Mara
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