The Human Stain

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

Status

Released

Release date

October 29, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

France, Germany, United States of America

Production

Miramax,Lakeshore Entertainment,Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG,Stone Village Pictures,Cinepsilon,Cinerenta

Cast

Anthony Hopkins,Nicole Kidman,Ed Harris,Gary Sinise,Wentworth Miller,Jacinda Barrett,Harry Lennix,Clark Gregg,Anna Deavere Smith,Lizan Mitchelland 42 more

Director

Robert Benton

Writer

Nicholas Meyer,Philip Roth

Producer

Ron Bozman,Steve Hutensky,Eberhard Kayser,Andre Lamal,Gary Lucchesi,Michael Ohoven,Tom Rosenberg,Scott Steindorff,Bob Weinstein,Harvey Weinstein,Rick Schwartz

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Music

Rachel Portman

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$24,900,000

IMDb

tt0308383