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.
as Coleman Silk
as Faunia Farley
as Lester Farley
as Nathan Zuckerman
as Young Coleman Silk
as Steena Paulsson
as Mr. Silk
as Nelson Primus
as Mrs. Silk
as Ernestine
as Ellie
as Iris Silk
as Psychologist
as Herb Keble
as Young Iris
as Walter
as Young Ernestine
as Lisa Silk
as Professor Delphine Roux
as Louie Borero
as Tennis Player
as Tennis Player
as Tennis Player
as Mark Silk
as Jeff Silk
as Solly Tabak
as Doc Chizner
as Bobcat
as Swift
as Faculty Committee Member
as Faculty Committee Member
as Sally
as Boxer
as Boxer
as Nature Center Girl
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
as Chinese Waiter
as Mrs. Primus
as Student
as Record Store Manager
as Street Photographer
as Minister
as Announcer
as Boxing Coach
as Coleman's Cornerman
as Rally Protester
as Police Officer #2
as Administrative Officer
as Maitre D
as Naval Recruiter
as Young Man on the Porch
as Primus' Secretary
