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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Rudin, Scott, 1958- , film producer

Redford, Robert , film producer

Pfeffer, Rachel (Producer) , film producer

Zaillian, Steven , film director, screenwriter

Travolta, John, 1954- , actor

Duvall, Robert , actor

Fry, Stephen, 1957- , actor

Gandolfini, James , actor

Hedaya, Dan , actor

Ivanek, Željko, 1957- , actor

Lithgow, John, 1945- , actor

Macy, William H., 1950- , actor

Quinlan, Kathleen, 1954- , actor

Shalhoub, Tony, 1953- , actor

Hall, Conrad , director of photography

Wahrman, Wayne , editor of moving image work

Elfman, Danny , composer

Cunliffe, Shay , costume designer

Harr, Jonathan

Touchstone Pictures , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Paramount Pictures Corporation , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Wildwood Enterprises , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Scott Rudin Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Touchstone Home Video (Firm) , publishing company

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

English and French soundtracks.

Included Works:

Civil action (Motion picture)

Civil action (Motion picture) (French)

Related Works:

Based on: Civil action [by Harr, J.]

Subjects:

Anderson, Anne, 1936?- — Trials, litigation, etc. — Drama

W.R. Grace & Co. — Trials, litigation, etc. — Drama

Schlichtmann, Jan — Drama

Trials (Toxic torts) — Massachusetts — Boston — Drama

Groundwater — Pollution — Law and legislation — Massachusetts — Woburn — Drama

Drinking water — Contamination — Massachusetts — Woburn — Drama

Liability for water pollution damages — Massachusetts — Woburn — Drama

Anderson, Anne, 1936?-

Schlichtmann, Jan.

W.R. Grace & Co.

Trials (Toxic torts)

Groundwater — Pollution — Law and legislation

Groundwater

Drinking water — Contamination

Drinking water

Liability for water pollution damages

Massachusetts — Woburn

Massachusetts — Boston

Genres:

Motion pictures

Legal films

Historical films

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

Trials, litigation, etc.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Performers:

Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Željko Ivanek, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Tony Shalhoub.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; editor, Wayne Wahrman ; music, Danny Elfman ; costumes, Shay Cunliffe.

General Notes:

Closed-captioned in English
Based on the nonfiction best seller by Jonathan Harr.
Originally produced in 1998.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features include: production featurette and theatrical trailer.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG-13.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

CIV 1998 DVD

ISBNs:

0788816020
9780788816024

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 717951001917
Publisher Number, Touchstone Home Video: 16790
Publisher Number, Touchstone Home Video: D6594
Publisher Number, Touchstone Pictures: M3650 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

41883818