The Remains of the Day (1993)
Diamond in the Rough.
1993 · PG · 2h 14m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: James Ivory
Writers: Kazuo Ishiguro, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Music by: Richard Robbins, Geoff Alexander
Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Editor: Andrew Marcus
Box office: $23M · Budget: $12M · Rated 7.4/10 by 1559 viewers
Cast
Anthony Hopkins as James StevensEmma Thompson as Miss KentonJames Fox as Lord DarlingtonChristopher Reeve as Jack LewisHugh Grant as Reginald CardinalPeter Vaughan as William StevensBen Chaplin as Charlie, Head FootmanPaula Jacobs as Mrs. Mortimer, the cookPatrick Godfrey as SpencerMichael Lonsdale as Dupont D'IvryRupert Vansittart as Sir Geoffrey WrenTim Pigott-Smith as Thomas BennMore like this
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