A Civil Action
1998Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.
Acted in
John Travolta
as Jan Schlichtmann
Robert Duvall
as Jerome Facher
Tony Shalhoub
as Kevin Conway
William H. Macy
as James Gordon
Zeljko Ivanek
as Bill Crowley
Bruce Norris
as William Cheeseman
John Lithgow
as Judge Walter J. Skinner
Kathleen Quinlan
as Anne Anderson
Peter Jacobson
as Neil Jacobs
Mary Mara
as Kathy Boyer
James Gandolfini
as Al Love
Stephen Fry
as Pinder
Denise Dowse
as Judge Constance Mullen
Dan Hedaya
as John Riley
David Thornton
as Richard Aufiero
Sydney Pollack
as Al Eustis
Ned Eisenberg
as Uncle Pete
Margot Rose
as Donna Robbins
Daniel von Bargen
as Mr. Granger
Caroline Carrigan
as Evelyn Love
Paul Desmond
as Paul Shalline
Michael P. Byrne
as Tommy Barbas
Tracy Miller
as Grace Worker
Paul Hewitt
as Grace Worker
Clayton Landey
as Grace Worker
Paul Ben-Victor
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Elizabeth Burnette
as Lauren Aufiero
Alan Wilder
as Insurance Lawyer
Gregg Joseph Monk
as Insurance Lawyer
Harout Beshlian
as Insurance Lawyer
Josh Pais
as Law Clerk
Haskell V. Anderson III
as Courtroom #7 Clerk
Kaiulani Lee
as Mrs. Granger
Howie Carr
as Radio Talk Show Host
Pearline Fergerson
as Court Clerk
Scott Weintraub
as PI Lawyer
Robert Cicchini
as PI Lawyer
Christopher Stevenson
as Insurance Plaintiff
Kevin Fry-Bowers
as Waiter
Brian Turk
as Mover
Rikki Klieman
as TV Reporter
Charlie Stavola
as Detective
David Barrett
as Teenager on Property
Ryan Janis
as Teenager on Property
Rob McElhenney
as Teenager on Property
Michael Biase
as Market Clerk
Richard Calnan
as Woburn Traffic Cop
Gene Wolande
as Hotel Clerk
Sam Travolta
as Grace Attorney
Gregg Shawzin
as Reporter
Juliana Donald
as Reporter
Sayda Alan
as Reporter
Catherine Leahan
as Reporter
Bruce Holman
as Federal Marshall
John Lafayette
as Geologist
Charles Levin
as Geologist
Byron Jennings
as Geologist
Jay Patterson
as Geologist
Taylor Bernard
as Trustee's Assistant
Kathy Bates
as Bankruptcy Judge (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
as Land Watcher (uncredited)