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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.

How far would you go to escape the past?

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris

Released: October 29, 2003

Runtime: 106.0

Popularity Rating: 8.408

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

France, Germany, United States of America

Coleman Silk Anthony Hopkins
Faunia Farley Nicole Kidman
Lester Farley Ed Harris
Nathan Zuckerman Gary Sinise
Young Coleman Silk Wentworth Miller
Steena Paulsson Jacinda Barrett
Mr. Silk Harry Lennix
Nelson Primus Clark Gregg
Mrs. Silk Anna Deavere Smith
Ernestine Lizan Mitchell
Iris Silk Phyllis Newman
Psychologist Margo Martindale
Ellie Kerry Washington
Herb Keble Ron Canada
Young Iris Mili Avital
Walter Danny Blanco Hall
Young Ernestine Marie Michel
Lisa Silk Anne Dudek
Professor Delphine Roux Mimi Kuzyk
Louie Borero John Finn
Tennis Player Jeff Perry
Tennis Player Rick Snyder
Tennis Player Danny Stone
Mark Silk Vito DeFilippo
Jeff Silk Robert Higden
Solly Tabak Vlasta Vrana
Doc Chizner Richard Mawe
Bobcat Tom Rack
Swift Bill Rowat
Faculty Committee Member Richard Russo
Faculty Committee Member Stella Arroyave
Sally Jude Beny
Boxer John Cenatiempo
Nature Center Girl Lydia Zadel
Chinese Restaurant Owner Jimmy Chan
Chinese Waiter Russell Yuen
Mrs. Primus Kate Whitney
Student Jessica Schulte
Record Store Manager Philip Pretten
Street Photographer Luc Morissette

Art — Art Department Coordinator: Marie-Claude L'Heureux
Art — Art Direction: Zoe Sakellaropoulo
Art — Production Design: David Gropman
Art — Set Decoration: Claude Leclair
Camera — Director of Photography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Rita Ryack
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Benjamin Robin
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Jacquie Rahal
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Kerry Warn
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Wyatt Belton
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Robert McCann
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Donald Mowat
Crew — Choreographer: Patricia Birch
Crew — Unit Publicist: Rob Harris
Directing — Director: Robert Benton
Directing — Script Supervisor: France Lachapelle
Editing — Editor: Christopher Tellefsen
Production — Casting: Avy Kaufman
Production — Casting: Deborah Aquila
Production — Casting: Tricia Wood
Production — Executive Producer: Andre Lamal
Production — Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein
Production — Executive Producer: Eberhard Kayser
Production — Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Production — Executive Producer: Michael Ohoven
Production — Executive Producer: Rick Schwartz
Production — Executive Producer: Ronald M. Bozman
Production — Executive Producer: Steve Hutensky
Production — Producer: Gary Lucchesi
Production — Producer: Scott Steindorff
Production — Producer: Tom Rosenberg
Sound — Original Music Composer: Rachel Portman
Writing — Novel: Philip Roth
Writing — Screenplay: Nicholas Meyer