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The Human Stain
How far would you go to escape the past?
Genres
DramaRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$24900000
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
2003-10-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
492
Vote Average
5.999
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Anthony Hopkins
Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman
Faunia Farley
Ed Harris
Lester Farley
Gary Sinise
Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller
Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett
Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix
Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg
Nelson Primus
Anna Deavere Smith
Mrs. Silk
Lizan Mitchell
Ernestine
Phyllis Newman
Iris Silk
Margo Martindale
Psychologist
Kerry Washington
Ellie
Ron Canada
Herb Keble
Mili Avital
Young Iris
Danny Blanco Hall
Walter
Marie Michel
Young Ernestine
Anne Dudek
Lisa Silk
Mimi Kuzyk
Professor Delphine Roux
John Finn
Louie Borero
Jeff Perry
Tennis Player
Rick Snyder
Tennis Player
Danny Stone
Tennis Player
Vito DeFilippo
Mark Silk
Robert Higden
Jeff Silk
Vlasta Vrana
Solly Tabak
Richard Mawe
Doc Chizner
Tom Rack
Bobcat
Bill Rowat
Swift
Richard Russo
Faculty Committee Member
Stella Arroyave
Faculty Committee Member
Jude Beny
Sally
John Cenatiempo
Boxer
Lydia Zadel
Nature Center Girl
Jimmy Chan
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Russell Yuen
Chinese Waiter
Kate Whitney
Mrs. Primus
Jessica Schulte
Student
Philip Pretten
Record Store Manager
Luc Morissette
Street Photographer
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