The Remains of the Day
“Diamond in the Rough.”
In interwar Britain, a rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a new housekeeper. 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
33 people
Anthony Hopkins
James Stevens
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Emma Thompson
Miss Kenton
Known for
Brave
Cruella
James Fox
Lord Darlington
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Utopia
Christopher Reeve
Jack Lewis
Known for
Superman
Village of the Damned
Hugh Grant
Reginald Cardinal
Known for
Love Actually
Notting Hill
Peter Vaughan
William Stevens
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
Ben Chaplin
Charlie, Head Footman
Known for
The Nevers
The Thin Red Line
Paula Jacobs
Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
Known for
Hammer House of Horror
Patrick Godfrey
Spencer
Known for
EverAfter
The Duchess
Michael Lonsdale
Dupont D'Ivry
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Rupert Vansittart
Sir Geoffrey Wren
Known for
Game of Thrones
Pride and Prejudice
Tim Pigott-Smith
Thomas Benn
Known for
V for Vendetta
Houdini
James Ivory Director · Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Screenplay Kazuo Ishiguro Author
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $12M · United States release November 19, 1993
Box office
Budget
$11,500,000
Worldwide gross
$23,240,144
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Mike Nichols Productions
Production
John Calley Productions
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · November 5, 1993
Theatrical
United States · November 19, 1993
Theatrical
Argentina
January 13, 1994 · Theatrical
Australia
December 1, 1993 · Physical
Austria
February 28, 1998 · TV · ORF 2
Brazil
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 24, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 5, 1993 · Physical
France
February 23, 1994 · Theatrical
September 5, 1995 · Physical · VHS
March 29, 1996 · TV · Canal +
February 15, 1999 · TV · France 3
October 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 30, 2012 · Digital · VOD
November 30, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
October 15, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical
July 12, 1998 · TV · RTL 2
Ireland
November 12, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
February 14, 1994 · Premiere · (Rome)
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 24, 1994 · Theatrical
September 5, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 11, 2002 · TV · Net 5
October 9, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
March 11, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 16, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 8, 2001 · TV · SRF 2
United Kingdom
November 12, 1993 · Theatrical
May 26, 1994 · Physical
November 25, 1994 · Physical
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