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The Remains of the Day is a 1993 drama film adapted from the Booker Prize-winning 1989 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film was directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, and John Calley and adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Anthony Hopkins as James Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton, with James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, Ben Chaplin, and Lena Headey in supporting roles.
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1993 · 2h 14m · Drama · Romance
TMDB 7.4/10 (1,534 votes)
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.
Directed by James Ivory
Box office $23M worldwide
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James IvoryDirector
Anthony Hopkinsas James Stevens
Emma Thompsonas Miss Kenton
Christopher Reeveas Jack Lewis
Peter Vaughanas William Stevens
Ben Chaplinas Charlie, Head Footman
Paula Jacobsas Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
Patrick Godfreyas Spencer
Michael Lonsdaleas Dupont D'Ivry
Rupert Vansittartas Sir Geoffrey Wren
Tim Pigott-Smithas Thomas Benn
Paul Copleyas Harry Smith