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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Diamond in the Rough.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$11500000

Revenue

$23240144

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

134 mins

Rating

7.363/10

Release Date

05 November 1993

Country

United Kingdom

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

Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Sir Geoffrey Wren

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Thomas Benn

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Lizzie

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Harry Smith

Peter Cellier

Peter Cellier

Sir Leonard Bax

Brigitte Kahn

Brigitte Kahn

Baroness

John Savident

John Savident

Doctor Meredith

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Doctor Richard Carlisle

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Lord Halifax

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

German ambassador

Abigail Hopkins

Abigail Hopkins

Housemaid

John Haycraft

John Haycraft

Auctioneer

Caroline Hunt

Caroline Hunt

Landlady

Steve Dibben

Steve Dibben

George, Second Footman

Terence Bayler

Terence Bayler

Trimmer

Peter Halliday

Peter Halliday

Canon Tufnell

Jeffry Wickham

Jeffry Wickham

Viscount Bigge

Tony Aitken

Tony Aitken

Postmaster

Christopher Brown

Christopher Brown

Irma

Ian Redford

Ian Redford

Publican

Jo Kendall

Jo Kendall

Publican's wife

Steven Beard

Steven Beard

Andrews

Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

Craddock (uncredited)

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