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The Remains of the Day

James Ivory

1993 • 2h 14m

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 roman...

The Remains of the Day

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Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony HopkinsJames Stevens

Emma Thompson

Emma ThompsonMiss Kenton

James Fox

James FoxLord Darlington

Christopher Reeve

Christopher ReeveJack Lewis

Hugh Grant

Hugh GrantReginald Cardinal

Peter Vaughan

Peter VaughanWilliam Stevens

Ben Chaplin

Ben ChaplinCharlie, Head Footman

Paula Jacobs

Paula JacobsMrs. Mortimer, the cook

Patrick Godfrey

Patrick GodfreySpencer

Michael Lonsdale

Michael LonsdaleDupont D'Ivry

Rupert Vansittart

Rupert VansittartSir Geoffrey Wren

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-SmithThomas Benn

Lena Headey

Lena HeadeyLizzie

Paul Copley

Paul CopleyHarry Smith

Peter Cellier

Peter CellierSir Leonard Bax

Crew

James Ivory

James IvoryDirector

Ismail Merchant

Ismail MerchantProducer

Mike Nichols

Mike NicholsProducer

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo IshiguroNovel

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ruth Prawer JhabvalaScreenplay

Jenny Beavan

Jenny BeavanCostume Design

Christopher Newman

Christopher NewmanAssistant Director

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography

Richard Robbins

Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer

John Calley

John CalleyProducer

Harry Rabinowitz

Harry RabinowitzMusic Director

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