A Civil Action

A Civil Action (1998) — drama film. Directed by Steven Zaillian. Starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. This page maps 3 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.5/10 from 515 votes.

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A lawyer's pursuit of a water-contamination case becomes a test of ambition, judgment, and the human cost of litigation.

Drama · 6.5/10 · 115 min · 1998

Based On

Credits

Director

Steven Zaillian
Cast

as Jan Schlichtmann

John Travolta
Cast

as Jerome Facher

Robert Duvall
Cast

as Kevin Conway

Tony Shalhoub
Cast

as James Gordon

William H. Macy
Cast

as Bill Crowley

Željko Ivanek
Cast

as William Cheeseman

Bruce Norris
Cast

as Judge Walter J. Skinner

John Lithgow
Cast

as Anne Anderson

Kathleen Quinlan
Cast

as Neil Jacobs

Peter Jacobson
Cast

as Kathy Boyer

Mary Mara
Cast

as Al Love

James Gandolfini
Cast

as Pinder

Stephen Fry

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q206886), public domain (CC0).