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Diamond in the Rough. - The Remains of the Day
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Title: The Remains of the Day

Release Date: 5 Nov 1993

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Columbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.368 (1326 votes)

Cast

  • James Stevens: Anthony Hopkins
  • Miss Kenton: Emma Thompson
  • Lord Darlington: James Fox
  • Jack Lewis: Christopher Reeve
  • Reginald Cardinal: Hugh Grant
  • William Stevens: Peter Vaughan
  • Charlie, Head Footman: Ben Chaplin
  • Mrs. Mortimer, the cook: Paula Jacobs
  • Spencer: Patrick Godfrey
  • Dupont D'Ivry: Michael Lonsdale
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