A Civil Action

A Civil Action

115 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1998

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.

A Civil Action

115 mins | Drama | Dec. 25, 1998

A Civil Action
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount, Wildwood Enterprises, Touchstone Pictures
Original title A Civil Action
Directors Jane Goldsmith, Steven Zaillian
Writers Steven Zaillian

Cast

John Travolta

as Jan Schlichtmann

Robert Duvall

as Jerome Facher

Tony Shalhoub

as Kevin Conway

William H. Macy

as James Gordon

Zeljko Ivanek

as Bill Crowley

Bruce Norris

as William Cheeseman

John Lithgow

as Judge Walter J. Skinner

Kathleen Quinlan

as Anne Anderson

Peter Jacobson

as Neil Jacobs

Mary Mara

as Kathy Boyer

James Gandolfini

as Al Love

Stephen Fry

as Pinder

Denise Dowse

as Judge Constance Mullen

Dan Hedaya

as John Riley

David Thornton

as Richard Aufiero

Sydney Pollack

as Al Eustis

Ned Eisenberg

as Uncle Pete

Margot Rose

as Donna Robbins

Daniel von Bargen

as Mr. Granger

Caroline Carrigan

as Evelyn Love

Paul Desmond

as Paul Shalline

Michael P. Byrne

as Tommy Barbas

Tracy Miller

as Grace Worker

Paul Hewitt

as Grace Worker

Clayton Landey

as Grace Worker

Paul Ben-Victor

as Bobby Pasqueriella

Elizabeth Burnette

as Lauren Aufiero

Alan Wilder

as Insurance Lawyer

Gregg Joseph Monk

as Insurance Lawyer

Harout Beshlian

as Insurance Lawyer

Josh Pais

as Law Clerk

Haskell V. Anderson III

as Courtroom #7 Clerk

Kaiulani Lee

as Mrs. Granger

Howie Carr

as Radio Talk Show Host

Pearline Fergerson

as Court Clerk

Scott Weintraub

as PI Lawyer

Robert Cicchini

as PI Lawyer

Christopher Stevenson

as Insurance Plaintiff

Kevin Fry

as Waiter

Brian Turk

as Mover

Rikki Klieman

as TV Reporter

Charlie Stavola

as Detective

David Barrett

as Teenager on Property

Ryan Janis

as Teenager on Property

Rob McElhenney

as Teenager on Property

Michael Biase

as Market Clerk

Richard Calnan

as Woburn Traffic Cop

Gene Wolande

as Hotel Clerk

Sam Travolta

as Grace Attorney

Gregg Shawzin

as Reporter

Juliana Donald

as Reporter

Sayda Alan

as Reporter

Catherine Leahan

as Reporter

Bruce Holman

as Federal Marshall

John Lafayette

as Geologist

Charles Levin

as Geologist

Byron Jennings

as Geologist

Jay Patterson

as Geologist

Taylor Bernard

as Trustee's Assistant

Kathy Bates

as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

Harry Dean Stanton

as Land Watcher (uncredited)