A Civil Action / Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production ; produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; directed by Steven Zallian.

Zaillian, Steven, (film director,, screenwriter.). Rudin, Scott, 1958- (film producer.). Redford, Robert, (film producer.). Pfeffer, Rachel (Producer), (film producer.). 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, (cinematographer.). Wahrman, Wayne, (editor of moving image work.). Elfman, Danny, (composer (expression)). Cunliffe, Shay, (costume designer.). Harr, Jonathan. Based on (work) Civil action. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter.). Wildwood Enterprises, (production company.). Touchstone Pictures, (presenter.). Touchstone Home Video (Firm), (publishing company.). Scott Rudin Productions, (production company.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Željko Ivanek, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Tony Shalhoub. (Cast).

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.

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.

Item details

ISBN: 0788816020
ISBN: 9780788816024
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA. : Touchstone Home Video, [1999]
Distributor: Burbank, CA. : Buena Vista Home Entertainment [1999]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the non-fiction best seller by Jonathan Harr. Widescreen (1.85:1) Special features include: production featurette and theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1) -- Dolby Digital 5.1 audio -- French language track -- Production featurette -- Theatrical trailer -- Chapter search.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; editor, Wayne Wahrman ; music, Danny Elfman ; costumes, Shay Cunliffe.
Participant or Performer Note:	John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Željko Ivanek, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Tony Shalhoub.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Limited theatrical release December 25, 1998. Wide release January 10, 1999.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English and French soundtracks; closed-captioned in English.