A true story, based on Jonathan Harr’s gripping book, is written and directed by Steven Zaillian whose writing credits include Clear and Present Danger and Schindler’s List. John Travolta plays hot shot lawyer Schlictmann, who helps a group of families sue two manufacturing companies for dumping poisonous chemicals in the community’s water supply. Believing the chemicals are causing cancer-related deaths and health problems, they fight for compensation and environmental safety., Courtroom drama based on a true story. Following incidents of industrial pollution in a small town in Massachusetts, it is suspected that two local factories – both owned by major conglomerates – are responsible for the unusually high rate of leukaemia deaths among the town’s children. Despite the financial might of the defendants, the townspeople bring the case to court., Hotshot lawyer Jan Schlictmann risks his career when he agrees to prosecute two food conglomerates accused of dumping lethal chemicals into the local water supply, resulting in the deaths of eight local children. Drama based on real events., 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., A lawyer takes on two giant Massachusetts companies accused of polluting water, which sickened and killed many children. He foresees a multimillion-dollar settlement, but underestimates the resources and resolve of his opponents., John Travolta and Best Supporting Actor nominee Robert Duvall face off in this intense courtroom drama. Travolta plays a lawyer who sues two giant corporations for polluting water that sickened and killed children living in a small Massachusetts town. Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, John Lithgow, Sydney Pollack., Jan Schlichtmann, a lawyer with a desire to achieve financial and material success without losing his belief in the justice system, agrees to take on two powerful corporations when members of eight families in the Boston industrial suburb of Woburn are stricken with leukaemia due to toxic poisoning in their tap water., Steven Zaillian’s Oscar-nominated courtroom drama (which he also scripted) stars John Travolta as John Schlichtmann, a highly paid personal injury lawyer who has risen from being an ‘ambulance chaser’ to running a successful law practice. To keep up his good PR, he publicly takes on the class action of a small town with a high infant mortality rate, intending to pass it on as soon as possible. Then he discovers two major corporations have plants near the town’s water supply. If he wins the case, he stands to win a share with the town in a major payout. But as he investigates the case more fully, he becomes emotionally involved in the parents’ stories, a weakness exploited at every turn by his courtroom adversary Jerome Facher (Robert Duvall)., A lawyer takes on two giant Massachusetts companies accused of polluting water, which sickened and killed many children., The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a case so expensive to prove it could bankrupt their lawyer.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “A Civil Action ” ?
A: The main cast includes John Travolta,Robert Duvall,Stephen Fry,James Gandolfini,Dan Hedaya,Željko Ivanek,John Lithgow,William H. Macy,Kathleen Quinlan,Tony Shalhoub,Bruce Norris,Kathy Bates,Sydney Pollack,Mary Mara,David Thornton,Ned Eisenberg,Peter Jacobson,Margot Rose,Daniel Von Bargen,Caroline Carrigan,Paul Desmond,Michael P. Byrne,Tracy Miller,Paul Hewitt,Clayton Landey,Paul Ben-Victor,Elizabeth Burnette,Alan Wilder,Michael Byrne,Gregg Joseph Monk,Harout Beshlian,Josh Pais,Haskell Vaughn Anderson III,Kaiulani Lee,Howie Carr,Denise Dowse,Pearline Fergerson,Scott Weintraub,Robert Cicchini,Christopher Stevenson,Kevin Fry,Brian Turk,Rikki Klieman,David Barrett,Ryan Janis,Rob McElhenney,Mike Biase,Richard Calnan,Gene Wolande,Sam Travolta,Gregg Shawzin,Juli Donald,Sayda Alan,Catherine Leahan,Bruce Holman,Charles Levin,Byron Jennings,Jay Patterson,Charlie Stavola,Taylor Bernard,John Lafayette,Juliana Donald,Mark Riccardi,Guy Clayton,David Gropman,Avy Kaufman,David MacMillan,David McGiffert,Wayne Wahrman,Shay Cunliffe,Henry J. Golas,Steven Zaillian,Conrad L. Hall,Whitney L. James,David J. Bomba,Mario Roberts,David Wisnievitz.
Q: When Did the “A Civil Action” Released?
A: The Movie “A Civil Action” originally aired on 1998-12-25 and released in the year of 1998.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “A Civil Action” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “A Civil Action” ?
A: “A Civil Action” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
