Disc 1
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The Remains of the Day (1993)
134 min
RomanceDrama
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.
Credits
Director
James Ivory
Writer
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Cast
Anthony Hopkinsas James Stevens
Emma Thompsonas Miss Kenton
James Foxas Lord Darlington
Christopher Reeveas Jack Lewis
Hugh Grantas Reginald Cardinal
Peter Vaughanas William Stevens
Ben Chaplinas Charlie, Head Footman
Paula Jacobsas Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
Patrick Godfreyas Spencer
Michael Lonsdaleas Dupont D'Ivry
Cinematographer
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Composer
Richard Robbins
Editor
Andrew Marcus
Producer
Mike Nichols
Ismail Merchant
John Calley
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Release Details
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- Write-up
Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress, The Remains of the Day stars Anthony Hopkins as English butler Stevens, who has devoted 30 years to his master, Lord Darlington, at Darlington Hall in post-WWI Britain. Prizing discretion and service above all, Stevens realizes as he looks back on his life that his unquestioning faith in Lord Darlington has cost him dearly. Engrossed in orchestrating his employer's grand banquets, receptions and conferences — which turn out to involve a pact with the Germans — he was forced to neglect his dying father and denied his feelings for the attractive young housekeeper, Miss Kenton (Emma Thompson).
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 19, 2026