The Remains of the Day

2h 14min

Drama

Romance

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.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Mike Nichols Productions

John Calley Productions

Merchant Ivory Productions

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

James Stevens
Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Miss Kenton
James Fox

James Fox

Lord Darlington
Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Reginald Cardinal
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

William Stevens
Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Charlie, Head Footman
Paula Jacobs

Paula Jacobs

Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Dupont D'Ivry
Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Sir Geoffrey Wren
Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Thomas Benn
Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Harry Smith
Peter Cellier

Peter Cellier

Sir Leonard Bax
John Savident

John Savident

Doctor Meredith
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Doctor Richard Carlisle
Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Lord Halifax
Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

German ambassador
John Haycraft

John Haycraft

Auctioneer
Steve Dibben

Steve Dibben

George, Second Footman
Peter Halliday

Peter Halliday

Canon Tufnell
Jeffry Wickham

Jeffry Wickham

Viscount Bigge
Tony Aitken

Tony Aitken

Postmaster
Ian Redford

Ian Redford

Publican
Jo Kendall

Jo Kendall

Publican's wife
Miles Richardson

Miles Richardson

Craddock (uncredited)

Release date

5th Nov 1993

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English