Cinematic background from A Civil Action 1998 - Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

A Civil Action

1998

Drama

Directors:
Steven Zaillian
Writers:
Steven Zaillian, Jonathan Harr
Official poster of A Civil Action 1998 directed by Steven Zaillian
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A car driving down a dirt road next to trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A very tall building in the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man standing in the middle of a snowy forest; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Two young men standing next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people standing in front of a courtroom; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man smoking a cigarette while holding a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A newspaper with a picture on it; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man wearing glasses and a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man and a woman sitting on a bench near a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a wheel chair with a man in a suit in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man wearing a hat talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man standing in front of a fire in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person is pouring champagne into a row of champagne glasses; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a black suit standing in a hallway; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man wearing a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An animal walking down the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – The back end of a car on a rainy day; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table drinking coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A woman wearing a sweater and a coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – People are walking down a long hallway in a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An aerial view of a forest with smoke coming out of the chimney; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An aerial view looking down at a large building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A train traveling down train tracks under a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Looking up at a tall skyscraper in a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit and tie holding a key chain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people standing in front of a fire in the woods; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – The rear lights of a car on a rainy day; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit standing in front of another man in a chair; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man wearing a hat talking to another man holding a coffee cup; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit sitting at a table with a drink; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people sitting in a room with books; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man standing in the snow next to a bridge; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit sitting on a chair in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A woman in a brown jacket and a white tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man standing at a podium in front of chalkboards; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man wearing a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A woman in a brown jacket is sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man talking on a phone while sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man walking down the stairs of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people sitting in a room with cameras and microphones; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a desk in a chair with a pen in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a long coat and tie standing on train tracks; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An old factory building in the middle of a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Two people standing on a dirt path near a pile of trash; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table in front of microphones and an american flag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A woman looking out of a window at home; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A statue of a man in a library; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting in front of two other men in a courtroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man in a suit and tie sitting in a courtroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man wearing a vest and tie standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table in front of a glass of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people sitting in a living room next to a lamp; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man sitting at a table in front of papers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of men in suits sitting at a table in a courtroom; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Two men are standing on a sidewalk talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – An older man sitting at a desk in front of papers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A city skyline with a dark sky at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting in a chair in front of a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A living room filled with lots of furniture and lights; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Two men are standing near a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table in front of papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – A man sitting at a table with his hands crossed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Civil Action” (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian – Two men standing next to each other near a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle