TY  - GEN
N2  - Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) is a cynical, high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. He takes on a case which at first appears straightforward, but soon becomes entangled in a labyrinthine legal battle involving industrial pollution, contaminated drinking water, and the deaths of innocent children in New England.
N2  - A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.
AB  - Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) is a cynical, high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. He takes on a case which at first appears straightforward, but soon becomes entangled in a labyrinthine legal battle involving industrial pollution, contaminated drinking water, and the deaths of innocent children in New England.
AB  - A high-priced personal injury attorney takes on a case that becomes an epic legal battle ... one that may cost him his career, reputation and all that he owns.
T1  - A Civil Action /
DA  - [1999]
CY  - Burbank, CA. :
AU  - Zaillian, Steven,
AU  - Rudin, Scott,
AU  - Redford, Robert,
AU  - Pfeffer, Rachel,
AU  - Travolta, John,
AU  - Duvall, Robert,
AU  - Fry, Stephen,
AU  - Gandolfini, James,
AU  - Hedaya, Dan,
AU  - Ivanek, Željko,
AU  - Lithgow, John,
AU  - Macy, William H.,
AU  - Quinlan, Kathleen,
AU  - Shalhoub, Tony,
AU  - Hall, Conrad,
AU  - Wahrman, Wayne,
AU  - Elfman, Danny,
AU  - Cunliffe, Shay,
AU  - Harr, Jonathan.
CN  - PN1997
CN  - PN1997
PB  - Touchstone Home Video :
PB  - Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
PP  - Burbank, CA. :
LA  - eng
LA  - fre
LA  - English and French soundtracks; closed-captioned in English.
PY  - [1999]
N1  - Based on the non-fiction best seller by Jonathan Harr.
N1  - Widescreen (1.85:1)
N1  - Special features include: production featurette and theatrical trailer.
ID  - 773747
KW  - Trials (Toxic torts)
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Liability for water pollution damages
SN  - 0788816020
SN  - 9780788816024
TI  - A Civil Action /
ER  -