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Civil Action, A
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Widescreen 1.85:1 Color / Production Year: 1998 / Region 1
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Current Sales Rank: 1564
All-Time Sales Rank: 753
| Overall Rating:   3.5 out of 5, including 9 reviews
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Justice Has Its Price.
John Travolta gives another brilliant performance in a suspenseful true story that's been praised as the greatest legal thriller of all time! Jan Schlichtmann is a cynical, high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. Though his latest case at first appears straightforward, Schlichtmann soon becomes entangled in an epic legal battle...one where he's willing to put his career, reputation and all that he owns on the line for the rights of his clients! Also featuring Robert Duvall, William H. Macy and John Lithgow - this gripping, widely acclaimed hit delivers edge-of-you-seat entertainment!
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| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
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| Studio: Disney / Buena Vista
Production Year: 1998
Release Date: 7/13/1999
Length: 114 mins
Rating: PG-13
Chapters: 25
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 16790
UPC Code: 717951001917
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Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5, including 9 reviews
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Civil Action, A (1998) - 3.75 out of 5 (4/10/2002)
A tangled case involving industrial pollution by two highly esteemed conglomerates. They are accused of contaminating drinking water and causing the deaths of innocent children in the New England vicinity in the early 1980's.
Screen writer of Hannibal, Schindler's List Steve Zaillian screen wrote A Civil Action about a courtroom fabrication based upon a true story and Jonathan Harr's non-fiction novel. The case encompasses an unpleasant incident in the year 1979 about a high rate of leuke
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A Second Look at "A Civil Action" - 4.25 out of 5 (2/9/2000)
This a re-review of "A Civil Action", which was one of last years best films. I loved this movie alot when I first saw it, yet I don't think I put much into my original review. The purpose of this review is to be more in depth in my appreciation for this film.
"A Civil Action" is one of the best, if not THE best, legal dramas of all time. One of the main reasons for its greatness is how real it is, though it does help it to be based on a true story. Another suprising element is the fact that
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The Lawyer's Dilemma......... - 4.5 out of 5 (8/11/1999)
Too often in courtroom movies, lawyers are portrayed in a most negative fashion. "A Civil Action" is a totally different kind of courtroom drama. There are some of those negatively portrayed lawyers in the film, but for the most part, it paints a different picture of the main character's profession. It is a drama where for once, we get a look at how the lawyer suffers during a court case, just as a client. John Travolta, masterful as always, portrays Jan Schlichtman, a personal injury attourney
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A different kind of legal drama... - 4 out of 5 (7/25/1999)
A Civil Action might be one of the best courtroom dramas ever made for two reasons. One, it's based on a true story, and as such, comes across as an non-idealistic and decidedly unglamorized look at the legal system. Two, it's unique in the fact that for a legal drama, very little of the film actually takes place in the courtroom.
John Grisham's sentiments notwithstanding, the lead character Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) is a personal injury lawyer and head of a small but successful firm, and
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