A Civil Action

Summary

A Civil Action is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,503 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Redford^[28], Scott Rudin^[29], Steven Zaillian^[30], and David E. McGiffert^[31]. A Civil Action was directed by Steven Zaillian^[4]. Steven Zaillian wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include John Travolta^[10], Robert Duvall^[11], Tony Shalhoub^[12], William H. Macy^[13], Željko Ivanek^[14], and Kathleen Quinlan^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998^[32] and April 22, 1999^[33]. The original language of A Civil Action was English^[34]. Genres include drama film^[7] and trial film^[8]. It was distributed by video on demand^[35].

Reception

Reviews include 62%^[36], 6.4/10^[37], and 68/100^[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Civil Action's after a work by is recorded as Jonathan Harr^[39].

Why It Matters

A Civil Action ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,503 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]