A Civil Action

Summary

A Civil Action is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Civil Action's image is recorded as Waltham on charles.jpg^[3].
• A Civil Action's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• A Civil Action's director is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[5].
• A Civil Action's screenwriter is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[6].
• A Civil Action's composer is recorded as Danny Elfman^[7].
• A Civil Action's genre is recorded as drama film^[8].
• A Civil Action's genre is recorded as trial film^[9].
• A Civil Action's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[10].
• A Civil Action's based on is recorded as A Civil Action^[11].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as John Travolta^[12].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Robert Duvall^[13].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Tony Shalhoub^[14].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as William H. Macy^[15].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Željko Ivanek^[16].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Quinlan^[17].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as John Lithgow^[18].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as James Gandolfini^[19].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Stephen Fry^[20].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Dan Hedaya^[21].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as David Thornton^[22].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Sydney Pollack^[23].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Kathy Bates^[24].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Bruce Norris^[25].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Daniel von Bargen^[26].
• A Civil Action's cast member is recorded as Michael Byrne^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Redford^[28], Scott Rudin^[29], Steven Zaillian^[30], and David E. McGiffert^[31]. A Civil Action's director is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Steven Zaillian^[6]. Cast members include John Travolta^[12], Robert Duvall^[13], Tony Shalhoub^[14], William H. Macy^[15], Željko Ivanek^[16], and Kathleen Quinlan^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z^[32] and +1999-04-22T00:00:00Z^[33]. A Civil Action's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include drama film^[8], trial film^[9], and film based on literature^[10].

Reception

Reviews include 62%^[35], 6.4/10^[36], and 68/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Civil Action's after a work by is recorded as Jonathan Harr^[38].

Why It Matters

A Civil Action ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]