A Civil Action (1998) Movie poster and book cover compared.

A Civil Action

Steven Zaillian, 1998

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A Civil Action
Jonathan Harr, 1995

A Civil Action is a movie directed by Steven Zaillian in 1998 and based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr, first published in 1995. The movie features John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, Bruce Norris, and others.

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RATING

6.6

/ 10

Movie Poster: A Civil Action (Steven Zaillian, 1998)

7.9

/ 10

Book Cover: A Civil Action (Jonathan Harr, 1995)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of A Civil Action, the 1995 book by Jonathan Harr.

A Civil Action

Read by: John Shea

Storyline

Environmental toxicants in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts contaminate the area’s water supply and become linked to a number of deaths of local children. Cocky Boston attorney Jan Schlichtmann and his small firm of personal injury lawyers are asked by Woburn resident Anne Anderson to take legal action against those responsible.

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Movie vs Book

Poster of A Civil Action, the 1998 movie by Steven Zaillian

Year

1998

Minutes

115

Movie Rate

6.60

Source: IMDb

Movie

A Civil Action

Country: USA

Year: 1998

Length: 1h55m

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Cover of A Civil Action, the 1995 book by Jonathan Harr

Year

1995

Pages

512

Book Rate

7.94

S: Goodreads

Book

A Civil Action

Country: USA

First published in: 1995

Length: 512 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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Cover of A Civil Action, the 1995 book by Jonathan Harr

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