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The Remains of the Day
“Diamond in the Rough.”
7.4 / 10• 1993• 2h 14m•PG• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Hopkins
James Stevens
Lead
Emma Thompson
Miss Kenton
James Fox
Lord Darlington
Christopher Reeve
Jack Lewis
Hugh Grant
Reginald Cardinal
Peter Vaughan
William Stevens
Ben Chaplin
Charlie, Head Footman
Paula Jacobs
Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Ivory's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Remains of the Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
