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A Civil Action
1998
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious young lawyer, is confronted with the litigation of a lifetime in this unbelievable real-life story. Several families in the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, have suffered the tragic losses of their children to the rare cancer known as leukemia. After having their claim rejected by most law .. Read more
| Starring | John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini |
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| Director | Steve Zaillain |
| Genres | Drama |
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A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious young lawyer, is confronted with the litigation of a lifetime in this unbelievable real-life story. Several families in the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, have suffered the tragic losses of their children to the rare cancer known as leukemia. After having their claim rejected by most law firms in town, these citizens approach Schlichtmann with the possibility that the deaths of their children may have had to do with Woburn's drinking water supply being contaminated by a couple of local businesses. The rub lies in the fact that these businesses are offshoots of two of the most powerful national corporations in the country! Schlichtmann must push his skill and craftiness as a lawyer to the limit in order to oust his opponents, who are working with a limitless bankroll. Based on the great fact-based novel.
| Starring | John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Zeljko Ivanek, Kathleen Quinlan, John Lafayette, Clayton Landey, John Lithgow, Jay Patterson, Michael Byrne, Mary Mara, Sydney Pollack, Ned Eisenberg, Daniel Von Barge |
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| Director | Steve Zaillain |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, German, Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: 06 Nov 2000 |
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Engrossing, muted drama, taken from a true story, that is as much concerned with the cost of the awakening of an individual's social conscience as the case itself.
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A very interesting story, not your typical drama court.
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HARVARD WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE
When John Travolta and Robert Duval appear together in a movie it is almost a certainty to have class. This true story of law in the United States is no ... read more »
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Enjoyable Legal Underdog Story
I love John Travolta as an actor and this did not disappoint from a lead character's point of view. It was an entertaining film but perhaps story wise too ... read more »
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A Civil Action
An excellent film. John Travolta is always good, can be mean, but can play nice. It was based on a true story too. Lots of actors in it that you will recognise ... read more »
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A Civil Action
Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious young lawyer, is confronted with the litigation of a lifetime in this unbelievable real-life story. Several families in the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, have suffered the tragic losses of their children to the rare cancer known as leukemia. After having their ...
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