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The Resource A civil action, Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production, (DVD)

A civil action, Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production, (DVD)

Label
A civil action
Title
A civil action
Statement of responsibility
Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production
Contributor
Subject
Language
  • engfre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Based on a true story about a high-priced personal injury attorney who 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
Cataloging source
JVK
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Executive producers, Steven Zaillian, David Wisnievitz ; producers, Scott Rudin, Robert Redford, Rachel Pfeffer ; director/screenplay, Steven Zaillian
Intended audience
Rated PG-13
Language note
  • Closed captioned for the hearing impaired
  • Includes French language track
PerformerNote
John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Stephen Fry, James Gandolfini, Dan Hedaya, Zeljko Ivanek, John Lithgow, William H. Macy, Kathleen Quinlan, Tony Shalhoub
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1954-
  • 1945-
  • 1950-
  • 1957-
  • 1957-
  • 1954-
  • 1953-
  • 1958-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Zaillian, Steven
  • Travolta, John
  • Lithgow, John
  • Duvall, Robert
  • Macy, William H.
  • Fry, Stephen
  • Gandolfini, James
  • Hedaya, Dan
  • Ivanek, Zeljko
  • Quinlan, Kathleen
  • Shalhoub, Tony
  • Rudin, Scott
  • Redford, Robert
  • Harr, Jonathan
  • Touchstone Pictures
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
  • Wildwood Enterprises
  • Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
115
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Anderson, Anne
  • W.R. Grace & Co.
  • Trials (Toxic torts)
  • Groundwater
  • Drinking water
  • Liability for water pollution damages
  • Schlichtmann, Jan
  • Legal films
  • Film adaptations
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
A civil action, Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production, (DVD)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture
  • Based on the book by Jonathan Harr
  • Special features include: Widescreen 1.85-1 aspect ratio ; Dolby digital 5.1 audio ; French language track ; Production featurette ; Theatrical trailer ; Chapter search
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Control code
ocm41883818
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Isbn
9780788816024
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(Sirsi) ACV-3547
System details
DVD
Video recording format
laserdisc
Label
A civil action, Touchstone Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises/Scott Rudin production, (DVD)
Publication
Note
  • Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture
  • Based on the book by Jonathan Harr
  • Special features include: Widescreen 1.85-1 aspect ratio ; Dolby digital 5.1 audio ; French language track ; Production featurette ; Theatrical trailer ; Chapter search
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Control code
ocm41883818
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (115 min.)
Isbn
9780788816024
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(Sirsi) ACV-3547
System details
DVD
Video recording format
laserdisc

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