The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
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1993
2h 14m
7.4(1424 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Anthony Hopkins

James Stevens

Anthony Hopkins
Acting

Emma Thompson

Miss Kenton

Emma Thompson
Acting

James Fox

Lord Darlington

James Fox
Acting

Christopher Reeve

Jack Lewis

Christopher Reeve
Acting

Hugh Grant

Reginald Cardinal

Hugh Grant
Acting

Peter Vaughan

William Stevens

Peter Vaughan
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Ben Chaplin

Charlie, Head Footman

Ben Chaplin
Acting

Paula Jacobs

Mrs. Mortimer, the cook

Paula Jacobs
Acting

Patrick Godfrey

Spencer

Patrick Godfrey
Acting

Michael Lonsdale

Dupont D'Ivry

Michael Lonsdale
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Rupert Vansittart

Sir Geoffrey Wren

Rupert Vansittart
Acting

Tim Pigott-Smith

Thomas Benn

Tim Pigott-Smith
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Lena Headey

Lizzie

Lena Headey
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Paul Copley

Harry Smith

Paul Copley
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Peter Cellier

Sir Leonard Bax

Peter Cellier
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Brigitte Kahn

Baroness

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John Savident

Doctor Meredith

John Savident
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Pip Torrens

Doctor Richard Carlisle

Pip Torrens
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Peter Eyre

Lord Halifax

Peter Eyre
Acting

Wolf Kahler

German ambassador

Wolf Kahler
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Abigail Hopkins

Housemaid

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John Haycraft

Auctioneer

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Caroline Hunt

Landlady

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Steve Dibben

George, Second Footman

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Terence Bayler

Trimmer

Terence Bayler
Acting

Peter Halliday

Canon Tufnell

Peter Halliday
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Jeffry Wickham

Viscount Bigge

Jeffry Wickham
Acting

Tony Aitken

Postmaster

Tony Aitken
Acting

Christopher Brown

Irma

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Ian Redford

Publican

Ian Redford
Acting

Jo Kendall

Publican's wife

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Steven Beard

Andrews

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Miles Richardson

Craddock (uncredited)

Miles Richardson

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