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The Remains of the Day 1993 Directed by James Ivory

Diamond in the Rough.

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.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Budget $11,500,000
Revenue $23,240,144
Release Date 5 November 1993
134 mins
Cast
Anthony Hopkins James Stevens
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
Michael Lonsdale Dupont D'Ivry
Rupert Vansittart Sir Geoffrey Wren
Tim Pigott-Smith Thomas Benn
Lena Headey Lizzie
Paul Copley Harry Smith
Peter Cellier Sir Leonard Bax
Brigitte Kahn Baroness
John Savident Doctor Meredith
Pip Torrens Doctor Richard Carlisle
Peter Eyre Lord Halifax
Wolf Kahler German ambassador
Abigail Hopkins Housemaid
John Haycraft Auctioneer
Caroline Hunt Landlady
Steve Dibben George, Second Footman
Peter Halliday Canon Tufnell
Jeffry Wickham Viscount Bigge
Tony Aitken Postmaster
Ian Redford Publican
Jo Kendall Publican's wife
Steven Beard Andrews
Miles Richardson Craddock (uncredited)