Affliction is a 1997 film which tells the story of an alcoholic small town policeman who must investigate a mysterious death, while dealing with his own father's alcoholism. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt and Jim True. Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sissy Spacek in The River (1984) Mary Elizabeth Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949 in Quitman, Texas) is an Academy Award winning American actress and singer. ... James Coburn James Coburn (August 31, 1928 - November 18, 2002) was an American movie actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a versatile American actor. ... Mary Beth Hurt (born Mary Supinger on September 26, 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa) is an actress who was married to Oscar-winning actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1981. ...

The movie was adapted by Paul Schrader from the novel by Russell Banks. It was directed by Schrader. Jump to: navigation, search Paul Schrader (born 22 July 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a screenwriter and film director, renowned for his characters that fall into desperation while their world crumbles around them. ... Russell Banks (born March 28, 1940) is an American writer of fiction and poetry. ...

It won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (James Coburn) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Nick Nolte). The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

External Links

• Affliction at the Internet Movie Database
• Synopsis by the New York Times