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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Diamond in the Rough.

19937.42h 14m

Overview

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

Directed by James Ivory
Written by Kazuo Ishiguro, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Produced by Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, John Calley
Box OfficeBudget: $11.5MRevenue: $23.2M

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

James Stevens

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Miss Kenton

James Fox

James Fox

Lord Darlington

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

Jack Lewis

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Reginald Cardinal

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

William Stevens

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Charlie, Head Footman

Paula Jacobs

Paula Jacobs

Mrs. Mortimer, the cook

Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

Spencer

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Dupont D'Ivry

Themes & Keywords

newspaperlondon, englandnazienglandbutlercountry houseloyaltybritainhousekeeperemployertold in flashback1950s1930s

About The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is a drama, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of newspaper, london, england, nazi, england, butler, country house. Directed by James Ivory, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox. A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

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