Affliction

Summary

Affliction is a film^[1]. Affliction ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Affliction received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3].
• Affliction's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Affliction's director is recorded as Paul Schrader^[5].
• Affliction's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader^[6].
• Affliction's composer is recorded as Michael Brook^[7].
• Affliction's genre is recorded as crime film^[8].
• Affliction's genre is recorded as drama film^[9].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Nick Nolte^[10].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Sissy Spacek^[11].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as James Coburn^[12].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Willem Dafoe^[13].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Holmes Osborne^[14].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Christopher Heyerdahl^[15].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Marian Seldes^[16].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Wayne Robson^[17].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Brigid Tierney^[18].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Mary Beth Hurt^[19].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Jim True-Frost^[20].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Charles Powell^[21].
• Affliction's cast member is recorded as Eugene Lipinski^[22].
• Affliction's producer is recorded as Linda Reisman^[23].
• Affliction's production company is recorded as Largo Entertainment^[24].
• Affliction's production company is recorded as Starz Entertainment^[25].
• Affliction's director of photography is recorded as Paul Sarossy^[26].
• Affliction's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118564^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Affliction's producer is recorded as Linda Reisman^[23]. Affliction's director is recorded as Paul Schrader^[5]. Affliction's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Schrader^[6]. Cast members include Nick Nolte^[10], Sissy Spacek^[11], James Coburn^[12], Willem Dafoe^[13], Holmes Osborne^[14], and Christopher Heyerdahl^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-08-28T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1998-02-12T00:00:00Z^[29]. Affliction's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[30]. Genres include crime film^[8] and drama film^[9].

Subject and Themes

Affliction's main subject is recorded as alcoholism^[31].

Reception

Affliction received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3]. Reviews include 7.6/10^[32], 79/100^[33], and 88%^[34].

Why It Matters

Affliction ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (657 views/month).^[2] Affliction has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Affliction is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

What awards did Affliction receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor^[3].