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A Civil Action (1998) USA / 115 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 6.4 (13,429 votes)  more »
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Summary: The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer.  more »
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Filmmakers: Steven Zaillian - Director / Writer (screenplay), Jonathan Harr - Writer (book), Rachel Pfeffer - Producer, Robert Redford - Producer, Scott Rudin - Producer, Conrad L. Hall - Cinematographer, Danny Elfman - Composer, David Gropman - Production Designer, Wayne Wahrman - Editor  more »
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 John Travolta ... Jan Schlichtmann 159 

 Robert Duvall ... Jerome Facher 548 

 Tony Shalhoub ... Kevin Conway 993 

 William H. Macy ... James Gordon 1,205 
Zeljko Ivanek ... Bill Crowley 3,693 
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