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A Civil Action  (Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV)  (DVD)  (Eng/Fre)  1998

SKU:  3680788 Release Date: 7/13/1999
Rating:  PG-13
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Synopsis

Directed by Schindler's List screenwriter Steve Zaillian, this courtroom drama is based on a true story and non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr. The case revolves around an incident in 1979 in East Woburn, MA, where two drinking wells supplying water to the town were found to be contaminated with industrial solvents. When toxic waste was discovered later that year, suspicions arose that the local factories caused the pollution. The residents felt these companies were responsible for the unusually high rate of leukemia deaths amongst the town's children. Anne Anderson (Kathleen Quinlan), a mother who lost her son Jimmy to leukemia, fronts an effort to bring a lawsuit against the major conglomerates Beatrice Foods and W. R. Grace & Co for their pollution crimes -- a heavy-duty problem, because these companies have the money to squash the less powerful citizens. Enter Jan Schlichtmann (John Travolta), a personal injury lawyer whose small law firm is hired to sue these industrial giants for millions of dollars in damages. He's up against Jerome Facher (Robert Duvall) and William Cheeseman (Bruce Norris), high-priced lawyers who represent the big companies. Most of the film takes place in the courtroom during the trial. It also features William H. Macy as Schlichtmann's accountant and John Lithgow as the judge. ~ Arthur Borman, Rovi

Cast

Kathy Bates - Judge (uncredited)
John Lithgow - Judge Skinner
William H. Macy - James Gordon
Bruce Norris - William Cheeseman
Kathleen Quinlan - Anne Anderson
Tony Shalhoub - Kevin Conway
Sydney Pollack - Al Eustis
John Travolta - Jan Schlichtmann
Peter Jacobson - Neil Jacobs
Zeljko Ivanek - Bill Crowley
Robert Duvall - Jerome Facher
Bobo Bates - Judge (uncredited)
W.H. Macy - James Gordon

Crew

Cinematographer: Conrad L. Hall
Production Designer: David Gropman
Producer: Rachel Pfeffer
Sound/Sound Designer: David MacMillan
Associate Producer: Henry J. Golas
Producer: Robert Redford ,Scott Rudin
Editor: Wayne Wahrman
Director: Steven Zaillian
Executive Producer: Steven Zaillian
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian
Executive Producer: David Wisnievitz
Casting: Avy Kaufman
First Assistant Director: David McGiffert
Associate Producer: David McGiffert
Art Director: David James Bomba
Costume Designer: Shay Cunliffe
Composer (Music Score): Danny Elfman
Set Designer: Tracy A. Doyle
Stunts: Mario Roberts
Book Author: Jonathan Harr
Set Designer: Tracey Doyle ,Tracy Doyle

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