Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1998-12-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 10 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $56,709,981 |
| Screen: | Jonathan Harr, Steven Zaillian |
| Productions: | Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8891: John Travolta - Jan Schlichtmann
- 3087: Robert Duvall - Jerome Facher
- 4252: Tony Shalhoub - Kevin Conway
- 3905: William H. Macy - James Gordon
- 6752: Zeljko Ivanek - Bill Crowley
- 11621: Bruce Norris - William Cheeseman
- 12074: John Lithgow - Judge Walter J. Skinner
Crews
- 2260: Steven Zaillian - Screenplay - Writing
- 4135: Robert Redford - Producer - Production
- 2997: Scott Rudin - Producer - Production
- 2260: Steven Zaillian - Director - Directing
- 2260: Steven Zaillian - Producer - Production
- 10957: Wayne Wahrman - Editor - Editing
- 8217: Conrad L. Hall - Director of Photography - Camera
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Based on a true story, John Travolta portrays an ambulance chasing lawyer whose company takes 40% of any settlement they get for their clients following accidents in the workplace, or during surgery, or on the road etc. It's when he becomes aware of a clutch of leukaemia sufferers th ....
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