The Human Stain

The Human Stain

2003
1h 46m
6.0

6.0/10

505 votes • View on IMDb

"How far would you go to escape the past?"

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $24,900,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinepsilon Miramax Lakeshore Entertainment Cinerenta Stone Village Pictures
Production Countries
France Germany United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 29, 2003
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0308383

Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins

Coleman Silk

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman

Faunia Farley

Ed Harris
Ed Harris

Lester Farley

Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise

Nathan Zuckerman

Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller

Young Coleman Silk

Jacinda Barrett
Jacinda Barrett

Steena Paulsson

Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix

Mr. Silk

Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg

Nelson Primus

Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith

Mrs. Silk

Lizan Mitchell
Lizan Mitchell

Ernestine

Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington

Ellie

Phyllis Newman
Phyllis Newman

Iris Silk

Key Crew

Robert Benton
Director
Nicholas Meyer
Screenplay
Ron Bozman
Executive Producer
Steve Hutensky
Executive Producer
Eberhard Kayser
Executive Producer
Andre Lamal
Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Michael Ohoven
Executive Producer