The Remains of the Day
1993 · Movie · PG · 134 min · ★ 7.4
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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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-11-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 134 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,508 votes)
- Box office
- $23,237,911
- Budget
- $15,000,000
Themes
- newspaper
- london, england
- nazi
- england
- butler
- country house
- loyalty
- britain
- housekeeper
- employer
- told in flashback
- 1950s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1994
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1994 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1994 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by James Ivory