The Human Stain

The Human Stain

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 29, 2003

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.

The Human Stain

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 29, 2003

The Human Stain
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Miramax, Lakeshore Entertainment, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG, Stone Village Pictures, Cinepsilon
Original title The Human Stain
Directors France Lachapelle, Robert Benton
Writers Philip Roth, Nicholas Meyer

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

Phyllis Newman

as Iris Silk

Margo Martindale

as Psychologist

Kerry Washington

as Ellie

Ron Canada

as Herb Keble

Mili Avital

as Young Iris

Danny Blanco Hall

as Walter

Marie Michel

as Young Ernestine

Anne Dudek

as Lisa Silk

Mimi Kuzyk

as Professor Delphine Roux

John Finn

as Louie Borero

Jeff Perry

as Tennis Player

Rick Snyder

as Tennis Player

Danny Stone

as Tennis Player

Vito DeFilippo

as Mark Silk

Robert Higden

as Jeff Silk

Vlasta Vrana

as Solly Tabak

Richard Mawe

as Doc Chizner

Tom Rack

as Bobcat

Bill Rowat

as Swift

Richard Russo

as Faculty Committee Member

Stella Arroyave

as Faculty Committee Member

Jude Beny

as Sally

John Cenatiempo

as Boxer

Lydia Zadel

as Nature Center Girl

Jimmy Chan

as Chinese Restaurant Owner

Russell Yuen

as Chinese Waiter

Kate Whitney

as Mrs. Primus

Jessica Schulte

as Student

Philip Pretten

as Record Store Manager

Luc Morissette

as Street Photographer