The Remains of the Day

7.4 1993 James Ivory 2h 14m
Drama Romance
The Remains of the Day

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 venee

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

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Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

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