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A Civil Action is a american film of genre Drama directed by Steven Zaillian released in USA on 25 december 1998 with John Travolta
A Civil Action (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 december 1998
Length 1h55
Directed by Steven Zaillian
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Environmental films
Rating65%
A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film that was directed by Steven Zaillian, that stars John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, and that is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr. Both the book and the film are based on a true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s.
The movie and court case revolve around the issue of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, and its contamination of a local aquifer. A lawsuit was filed over industrial operations that appeared to have caused fatal cases of leukemia and cancer, as well as a wide variety of other health problems, among the citizens of the town. The case involved is Anne Anderson, et al., v. Cryovac, Inc., et al.. The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss).
Duvall was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.
Synopsis
Environmental toxins in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts contaminate the area's water supply, and become linked to a number of deaths of neighboring children. Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta), a cocky and successful Boston attorney who zips around town in his Porsche, and his small firm of personal injury lawyers are asked by Woburn resident Anne Anderson (Kathleen Quinlan) to take legal action against those responsible.Actors
John Travolta
(Jan Schlichtmann)
Robert Duvall
(Jerome Facher)
Tony Shalhoub
(Kevin Conway)
William H. Macy
(James Gordon)
Željko Ivanek
(Bill Crowley)
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