A civil action / Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures ; directed and screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer.
1999
VIDEO 120
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Title
A civil action / Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures ; directed and screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer.
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Imprint
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1999?]
Description
1 videocassette (115 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Summary
Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) agrees to represent eight families whose children die from leukemia after two large corporations, Grace & Co. and Beatrice Foods, leaked toxic chemicals into the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts. This expensive tort case could mean financial and career ruin for him.
Note
Based on the book by Jonathan Harr.
Hi-fi, Dolby surround stereo.
"15986"--Jacket.
Hi-fi, Dolby surround stereo.
"15986"--Jacket.
Language Note
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
System Details Note
VHS.
Call Number
VIDEO 120
Language
English
Credits
Photography, Conrad L. Hall; editor, Wayne Wahrman ; music, Danny Elfman.
Performer
John Travolta, Robert Duvall, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan.
Cast
John Travolta, Robert Duvall, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan.
ISBN
0788814184
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