a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number DVD 000519

a Personal name Zaillian, Steven,

d Dates associated with a name 1953-

a Title A Civil Action

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1998

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Touchstone Pictures

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 112 min.

a General note The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer.

a Creation/production credits note Jonathan Harr

a Summary, etc Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area. Schlichtmann and his three colleagues set out to have the company forced to decontaminate the affected areas, and of course to sue for a major sum of compensation. But the lawyers of the leather company's mother company are not easy to get to, and soon Schlichtmann and his friends find themselves in a battle of mere survival.

a Language note Language : English

a Language note Subtitles : English, Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Personal name Norris, Bruce,

d Dates associated with a name 1924-1986

a Personal name John Lithgow

a Personal name Robert Duvall

a Personal name Tony Shalhoub

a Personal name William H Macy

a Personal name Zeljko Ivanek

a Personal name John Travolta

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Dava

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0120633/

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