A Civil Action
Summary: A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.
Release Date: January 08, 1999
Genre: Drama
Director:
Steven Zaillian
Runtime: 1 h 55 min
MPAA: PG-13
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 75,000,000
Domestic: $ 56,709,981
Cast
Stars:
Supporting cast:
Other Cast, Production
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Production:
Representation
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