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.
84% ★★★★☆ (166,123)
The Remains of the Day
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Movie · Drama · Romance · PG
1993 · 2h 14m · ★ 84% (166K)
Diamond in the Rough.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox
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.
Director
James Ivory
Production
Columbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, Peter Vaughan, Ben Chaplin, Paula Jacobs, Patrick Godfrey, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Vansittart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Lena Headey, Paul Copley, Peter Cellier, Brigitte Kahn, John Savident, Pip Torrens, Peter Eyre, Wolf Kahler