
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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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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Year
1998
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Civil Action
Director: Steven Zaillian
Country: USA
Year: 1998
Length: 1h55m
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Year
1995
Pages
512
Book Rate
7.94
S: Goodreads
Book
A Civil Action
Author: Jonathan Harr
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 512 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“To me the best book adaptations are like 'Brokeback Mountain.' Which is a short story, 21 pages, that expands so beautifully into a movie.”
DEREK CIANFRANCE (Filmmaker)
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