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Title:

A civil action [videorecording] / Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises production ; produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; directed by Steven Zaillian.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

1 videocassette (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Anderson, Anne,--1936?---Trials, litigation, etc.--Drama.
Schlichtmann, Jan.--Drama.
W.R. Grace & Co.--Trials, litigation, etc.--Drama.
Feature films.
Trials (Toxic torts)--Boston.--Boston.--Drama.
Groundwater--Law and legislation--Law and legislation--Woburn.--Woburn.--Drama.
Drinking water--Contamination--Woburn.--Woburn.--Drama.
Liability for water pollution damages--Woburn.--Woburn.--Drama.

Other Authors:

Zaillian, Steven.
Travolta, John
Duvall, Robert.
Fry, Stephen, 1957-
Gandolfini, James.
Hedaya, Dan.
Ivanek, Zeljko, 1957-
Lithgow, John.
Macy, William H., 1950-
Quinlan, Kathleen, 1954-
Shalhoub, Tony.
Harr, Jonathan.
Touchstone Pictures.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Wildwood Enterprises.
Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Subtitled in Spanish. Based on the book of the same title by Jonathan Harr. Originally produced as motion picture. Formatted to fit TV screen. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Zeljko Ivanek, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Tony Shalhoub.

Summary:

A high-priced personal injury attorney represents eight families whose children died of leukemia after large corporations let toxic waste leak into the water supply in the Boston area. He puts his career, reputation and all that he owns on the line for the rights of his clients.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44432146

Locations:

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)