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The Remains of the Day ()

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A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
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  • Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 33 nominations.
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John Haycraft ...
Auctioneer
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Lewis
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Stevens
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Miss Kenton
Caroline Hunt ...
Landlady
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Lord Darlington
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Father
Paula Jacobs ...
Mrs. Mortimer, the Cook
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Charlie, Head Footman
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George, Second Footman
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Housemaid (as Abigail Harrison)
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Spencer
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Sir Leonard Bax
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Canon Tufnell
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Cardinal
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Trimmer
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Viscount Bigge
Hugh Sweetman ...
Scullery Boy
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Dupont D'Ivry
Brigitte Kahn ...
Baroness
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Doctor Meredith
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Postmaster
Emma Lewis ...
Elsa
Joanna Joseph ...
Irma
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Sir Geoffrey Wren
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Benn
Christopher Brown ...
Wren's Friend
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Lizzie
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Harry Smith
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Publican
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Publican's Wife
Steven Beard ...
Andrews
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Doctor Carlisle
Frank Shelley ...
Prime Minister
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Lord Halifax
Jestyn Phillips ...
Foreign Office Official
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German Ambassador
Frank Höltje ...
German Embassy Official
Andreas Töns ...
German Embassy Official
Roger McKern ...
Police Constable
Angela Newmarch ...
Waitress
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Keith Gale ...
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Craddock (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Ivory

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Kazuo Ishiguro ... (novel)
 
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Paul Bradley ... executive producer
John Calley ... producer
Ismail Merchant ... producer
Mike Nichols ... producer
Donald Rosenfeld ... associate producer

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Richard Robbins

Cinematography by

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Tony Pierce-Roberts ... (photography)

Editing by

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Andrew Marcus

Editorial Department

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Simon Cozens ... second assistant editor
Michelle Gorchow ... associate editor
Kerry Kohler ... assistant editor
Craig Mooney ... apprentice editor
Tom Forletta ... colorist: final video (uncredited)

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Celestia Fox

Production Design by

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Luciana Arrighi

Art Direction by

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John Ralph

Set Decoration by

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Ian Whittaker

Costume Design by

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Jenny Beavan
John Bright

Makeup Department

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Christine Beveridge ... chief makeup artist
Carol Hemming ... chief hair stylist
Paolo Mantini ... hair stylist
Norma Webb ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Joyce Herlihy ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bernard Bellew ... third assistant director
Simon Moseley ... second assistant director
Christopher Newman ... first assistant director (as Chris Newman)

Art Department

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Simone Assanand ... art department assistant
Chris Browning ... stand-by props
Sveva Costa Sanservino ... art department assistant
Mark Fruin ... stand-by props
John Hedges ... construction manager
Sophia Müller ... art department assistant (as Sophia Müeller)
Jill Quertier ... production buyer
Dennis Simmonds ... dressing props
Arthur Wicks ... property master
Richard Roberts ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Chris Seddon ... drapes master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Aaron Anawalt ... on-set sound assistant
Brian Blamey ... foley editor
Geoff R. Brown ... assistant sound editor
Derek Holding ... dialogue editor
Dominic Lester ... assistant sound re-recordist
Colin Miller ... sound editor
Robin O'Donoghue ... sound re-recordist
David Stephenson ... sound recordist
Colin Wood ... boom operator
Russ Woolnough ... assistant sound editor
Tim Partridge ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

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Karin Hanson ... special effects hair (uncredited)
Garth Inns ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)

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Martin Body ... rostrum cameraman (uncredited)
David Smith ... optical cameraman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Batten ... clapper loader
Damienne Caron ... camera apprentice
Tommy Finch ... gaffer
Rawdon Hayne ... focus puller
Malcolm Huse ... camera grip
Rod Marley ... camera trainee (as Roderick Marley)
Roger Pearce ... camera operator: second unit
Derrick Santini ... still photographer
Les Weighell ... best boy
Mikki Ansin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jill Avery ... wardrobe assistant
Victoria Harwood Kapadia ... wardrobe assistant (as Victoria Harwood)
Sue Honeybourne ... wardrobe mistress
Adrian Simmons ... wardrobe assistant (as Adrian Simmonds)

Location Management

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Joe Friedman ... location scout
Christian McWilliams ... location manager
Colin Plenty ... location assistant

Music Department

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Geoff Alexander ... music coordinator
Harry Rabinowitz ... conductor
Bill Sommerville-Large ... music recording engineer
Robert Stewart ... music arranger: orchestral arrangements
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Diana Dill ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Cengiz Asiliskender ... unit driver
Bryan Baverstock ... unit driver
David Bennett ... unit driver
John Bower ... unit driver
Mark White ... transportation: white trux part of c&b transport

Additional Crew

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Elizabeth Aldrich ... choreographer
Bobby Blues ... production accountant (as Bob Blues)
Cyril Dickman ... technical advisor
Lorraine Fennell ... production coordinator
David Field ... stand-in
Peter Giblin ... runner: director
Robert Hamilton ... assistant technical advisor
Jacky Holding ... production accountant
William James ... crowd marshall
Sunil Kirparam ... production accountant
Fay Efrosini Lellios ... project creative assistant
Annie Livings ... stand-in
Kathryn Martin ... assistant to producer
Immanuel Spira ... finance counsel (uncredited)

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The Duke of Beaufort ... thanks
The Earl of Devon ... thanks
The Lord Methuen ... thanks
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Plot Summary

Rule bound head butler Stevens' (Sir Anthony Hopkins') world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of housekeeper Miss Kenton (Dame Emma Thompson), who falls in love with him in pre-World War II Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude. Written by Keith Loh

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Also Known As
  • Les vestiges du jour (France)
  • Was vom Tage übrig blieb (Germany)
  • El que queda del dia (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Lo que queda del día (Spain)
  • 告别有情天 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $41,000,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Sir Anthony Hopkins, as a guest on Inside the Actors Studio (1994), said that he got tips on how to play a butler from real-life butler Cyril Dickman, who served for fifty years at Buckingham Palace. Dickman said "There's nothing to being a butler, really; when you're in the room, it should be even more empty." See more »
Goofs As the camera recedes in the final aerial shot departing from the estate, it briefly reveals a modern, silver-colored hatchback automobile backed up to the left end of the building. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Fatal Instinct/Demolition Man/The Remains of the Day/Twenty Bucks (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Blue Moon See more »
Quotes Stevens: In my philosophy, Mr. Benn, a man cannot call himself well-contented until he has done all he can to be of service to his employer. Of course, this assumes that one's employer is a superior person, not only in rank, or wealth, but in moral stature.
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