Backdrop

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.

1998 |1h 55m |  Drama

Videos

Cast

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John Travolta

Jan Schlichtmann

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Robert Duvall

Jerome Facher

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Tony Shalhoub

Kevin Conway

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William H. Macy

James Gordon

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Zeljko Ivanek

Bill Crowley

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Bruce Norris

William Cheeseman

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John Lithgow

Judge Walter J. Skinner

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Kathleen Quinlan

Anne Anderson

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Peter Jacobson

Neil Jacobs

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Mary Mara

Kathy Boyer

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James Gandolfini

Al Love

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Stephen Fry

Pinder

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Denise Dowse

Judge Constance Mullen

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Dan Hedaya

John Riley

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David Thornton

Richard Aufiero

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Ned Eisenberg

Uncle Pete

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Margot Rose

Donna Robbins

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Daniel von Bargen

Mr. Granger

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Michael P. Byrne

Tommy Barbas

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Tracy Miller

Grace Worker

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Paul Hewitt

Grace Worker

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Clayton Landey

Grace Worker

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Paul Ben-Victor

Bobby Pasqueriella

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Alan Wilder

Insurance Lawyer

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Josh Pais

Law Clerk

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Haskell V. Anderson III

Courtroom #7 Clerk

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Kaiulani Lee

Mrs. Granger

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Robert Cicchini

PI Lawyer

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Kevin Fry-Bowers

Waiter

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Brian Turk

Mover

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Rikki Klieman

TV Reporter

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Charlie Stavola

Detective

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Rob McElhenney

Teenager on Property

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Gene Wolande

Hotel Clerk

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Juliana Donald

Reporter

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Bruce Holman

Federal Marshall

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Charles Levin

Geologist

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Byron Jennings

Geologist

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Jay Patterson

Geologist

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Kathy Bates

Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)

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Harry Dean Stanton

Land Watcher (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$70,000,000.00

Revenue

$56,709,981.00