A Civil Action
1998 film by Steven Zaillian
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Summary
A Civil Action is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Steven Zaillian[3]
- Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian[4]
- Composer: Danny Elfman[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], trial film[7]
- Based on: A Civil Action[8]
- Cast member: John Travolta[9], Robert Duvall[10], Tony Shalhoub[11], William H. Macy[12], Željko Ivanek[13], Kathleen Quinlan[14], John Lithgow[15], James Gandolfini[16], Stephen Fry[17], Dan Hedaya[18], David Thornton[19], Sydney Pollack[20], Kathy Bates[21], Bruce Norris[22]
- Producer: Robert Redford[23], Scott Rudin[24], Steven Zaillian[25], David E. McGiffert[26]
- Production company: Touchstone Pictures[27]
- Director of photography: Conrad Hall[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 62%[31], 6.4/10[32], 68/100[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1998[36], April 22, 1999[37]
- Distributed by: United International Pictures[38], Netflix[39], Disney+[40]
- Narrative location: Boston[41]
- Film editor: Wayne Wahrman[42]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[43], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[44]
- Title: A Civil Action[45]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[46]
- After a work by: Jonathan Harr[47]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]
- Duration: 110 minutes[49]
Why It Matters
A Civil Action has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]