Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area. Schlichtmann and his three colleagues set out to have the company forced to decontaminate the affected areas, and of course to sue for a major sum of compensation. But the lawyers of the leather company's mother company are not easy to get to, and soon Schlichtmann and his friends find themselves in a battle of mere survival.

Product details

Director	Steven Zaillian
Actor	John Travolta, John Lithgow, James Gandolfini, Robert Duvall, Dan Hedaya, William H. Macy, Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Quinlan
Label	WALT DISNEY VIDEO

Genre	Thriller
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	13.07.1999
Region code	1
Version	US Version
Year of production	1998
Length	115 Minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital), French (Dolby Digital)
Extras	Theatrical trailer
Screen	1.85:1

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Thriller

Customer reviews

...wenn...

Written on 01. September 2002 by oli.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

..nicht J. Travolta sondern jemand passenderes für seine Rolle mitgespielt hätte wäre der Film glaubwürdig und spannend gewesen. Interessant zu sehen welche Macht doch Unternehmen haben, wenn diese partout die Wahrheit vertuschen wollen.