Class Action is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted. Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star; Laurence Fishburne, Colin Friels, Fred Dalton Thompson, and Donald Moffat are also featured. The story is about a lawsuit concerning injuries caused by a defective automobile. The suit takes on a personal dimension because the injured plaintiff's attorney, Jedediah Tucker Ward discovers that the automobile manufacturer's attorney Maggie Ward is his estranged daughter. The central premise of the film is roughly analogous to the controversy surrounding the Ford... Pinto. Jedediah Ward is a liberal civil rights lawyer who has based his career on helping people avoid being taken for a ride by the rich and powerful; he's pursued principle at the expense of profit, though he has a bad habit of not following up on his clients after their cases are settled.
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| Release date: | March 15, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Michael Apted |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ted Field, Robert W. Cort |
| Cinematography: | Conrad L. Hall |