The Human Stain
movie
How far would you go to escape the past?
Released October 29, 2003
Overview
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
as
Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman
as
Faunia Farley
Ed Harris
as
Lester Farley
Gary Sinise
as
Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller
as
Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett
as
Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix
as
Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg
as
Nelson Primus
Anna Deavere Smith
as
Mrs. Silk
Lizan Mitchell
as
Ernestine
Kerry Washington
as
Ellie
Phyllis Newman
as
Iris Silk
Crew
Philip Roth
as
Novel
Jean-Yves Escoffier
as
Director of Photography
Robert Benton
as
Director
Nicholas Meyer
as
Screenplay
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Eberhard Kayser
as
Executive Producer
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Andre Lamal
as
Executive Producer
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Steve Hutensky
as
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
as
Executive Producer
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Ron Bozman
as
Executive Producer
Rachel Portman
as
Original Music Composer
Gary Lucchesi
as
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
as
Producer