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The Remains of the Day
In interwar Britain, a rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a new housekeeper. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
1993 · Directed by James Ivory · 134 min · Drama · Romance · 30 frames
Tagline
Diamond in the Rough.
Crew
- Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
- Edited by: Andrew Marcus
- Music: Richard Robbins
- Production design: Luciana Arrighi
- Produced by: Mike Nichols, Ismail Merchant, John Calley
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as James Stevens
- Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton
- James Fox as Lord Darlington
- Christopher Reeve as Jack Lewis
- Hugh Grant as Reginald Cardinal
- Peter Vaughan as William Stevens
- Ben Chaplin as Charlie, Head Footman
- Paula Jacobs as Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
- Patrick Godfrey as Spencer
- Michael Lonsdale as Dupont D'Ivry
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English, German
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions
- Budget: $11,500,000
- Box office: $23,240,144
- Themes: newspaper, london, england, nazi, england, butler, country house, loyalty, britain, housekeeper, employer
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