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James Coburn

Actor

“Actors are boring when they are not working. It's a natural condition, because they don't have anything to do. They just lay around, and that's why so many of them get drunk. They really get to be boring people. My wife will attest to that.”
James Coburn

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    Affliction

    Paul Schrader United States, 1997

    12 days to watch

    Best know for writing Taxi Driver, Paul Schrader can be an excellent director himself, and he made one of his very best with this character-rich portrait of family, alcoholism, and male weakness. His moving ensemble includes Nick Nolte, Sissy Space, Willem Dafoe, and an Oscar-winning James Coburn.

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