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The Remains of the Day

  • 1993
  • PG
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
94K
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POPULARITY
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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
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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A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.

  • Director
    • James Ivory
  • Writers
    • Kazuo Ishiguro
    • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Emma Thompson
    • John Haycraft
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    94K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,700
    239
    • Director
      • James Ivory
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Ishiguro
      • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    • Stars
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Emma Thompson
      • John Haycraft
    • 291User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 8 Oscars
      • 17 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Top Cast43

    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Stevens
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Miss Kenton
    John Haycraft
    • Auctioneer
    Christopher Reeve
    Christopher Reeve
    • Lewis
    Caroline Hunt
    • Landlady
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Lord Darlington
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Father
    Paula Jacobs
    • Mrs. Mortimer, the Cook
    Ben Chaplin
    Ben Chaplin
    • Charlie, Head Footman
    Steve Dibben
    Steve Dibben
    • George, Second Footman
    Abigail Hopkins
    Abigail Hopkins
    • Housemaid
    • (as Abigail Harrison)
    Patrick Godfrey
    Patrick Godfrey
    • Spencer
    Peter Cellier
    Peter Cellier
    • Sir Leonard Bax
    Peter Halliday
    Peter Halliday
    • Canon Tufnell
    Hugh Grant
    Hugh Grant
    • Cardinal
    Terence Bayler
    Terence Bayler
    • Trimmer
    Jeffry Wickham
    Jeffry Wickham
    • Viscount Bigge
    Hugh Sweetman
    • Scullery Boy
    • Director
      • James Ivory
    • Writers
      • Kazuo Ishiguro
      • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    • All cast & crew
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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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."
    • 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.
    • Quotes
      • Miss Kenton: Why? Why, Mr. Stevens, why do you always have to hide what you feel?
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Fatal Instinct/Demolition Man/The Remains of the Day/Twenty Bucks (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Moon
      Composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 19, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Merchant Ivory Productions (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Lo que queda del día
    • Filming locations
      • Dyrham Park, Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England, UK(Darlington Hall: driveway and exterior of the Mansion)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Merchant Ivory Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,237,911
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,528,982
      • Nov 7, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,240,144
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 14m(134 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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