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Dominican Rep. A Civil Action
- Original title
- A Civil Action
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 115 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Steven Zaillian. Novel: Jonathan Harr
- Cast
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John Travolta
Robert Duvall
Tony Shalhoub
William H. Macy
Zeljko Ivanek- Bruce Norris
James Gandolfini
John Lithgow
Kathleen Quinlan
Peter Jacobson
Sydney Pollack
Stephen Fry
Dan Hedaya- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1998: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Supp. Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography1998: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)1998: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay1998: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert Duvall)1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Duvall)1998: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Sup. Actor (H. Macy)
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