Affliction
Affliction DVD cover
Directed by	Paul Schrader
Produced by	Linda Reisman
Written by	Russell Banks (novel) Paul Schrader (screenplay)
Starring	Nick Nolte Sissy Spacek James Coburn
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Released	1997 (U.S. release)
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Running time	114 min
Language	English
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IMDb profile

Affliction is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Schrader from the novel by Russell Banks. It stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt and Jim True. 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. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... 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 in Sam Peckinpahs Cross of Iron (1977). ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... 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. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... 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 in Sam Peckinpahs Cross of Iron (1977). ... 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. ...

It tells the story of Wade Whitehouse (Nolte), a small-town policeman with a violent, alcoholic father (Coburn), whose investigation of an apparent hunting accident is distorted by his increasing obsession with his past. Toothache, his fraught relationship with his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and daughter, and the death of his own mother precipitate a crisis. A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. ...

James Coburn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nick Nolte was nominated for both the Academy Award , Golden Globe for best actor. James Coburn in Sam Peckinpahs Cross of Iron (1977). ... 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. ... Nick Nolte at Cannes, 2000 Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American model, actor, and producer. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

External links

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