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A Civil Action

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Synopsis:

Crusading lawyer John Travolta takes on a major case against two manufacturing companies accused of polluting a small town's water supply with cancer-inducing chemicals - but finds himself up against powerful businessmen intent on sweeping the whole incident under the carpet. Engrossing fact-based drama, neatly underplayed by the cast, which also includes Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, Stephen Fry and William H Macy

Cast:

John Travolta as Jan Schlichtmann, Robert Duvall as Jerome Facher, Tony Shalhoub as Kevin Conway, Stephen Fry as Pinder, William H Macy as James Gordon, Zeljko Ivanek as Bill Crowley, Bruce Norris as William Cheeseman, James Gandolfini as Al Love, John Lithgow as Judge Walter J Skinner, Kathleen Quinlan as Anne Anderson, Dan Hedaya as John Riley, Peter Jacobson as Neil Jacobs, Sydney Pollack as Al Eustis

Credits:

Steven Zaillian - Director, Scriptwriter, Executive-Producer, Rachel Pfeffer - Producer, Robert Redford - Producer, Scott Rudin - Producer, David Wisnievitz - Executive-Producer

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