Name: The Remains of the Day
Director: James Ivory

The Remains of the Day (1993)

In this Merchant-Ivory period drama, a dutiful butler dedicates himself to tending his lord's house, turning a blind eye to his Nazi sympathies.

Director: James Ivory
Cast: Lena Headey, Michael Lonsdale, Emma Thompson, Tim Pigott-Smith, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant, Caroline Hunt, Christopher Reeve, James Fox, John Haycraft, Patrick Godfrey, Paul Copley, Paula Jacobs, Peter Cellier, Peter Eyre, Peter Vaughan

Runtime: 02h 14m
Type: Movie

In this Merchant-Ivory period drama, a dutiful butler dedicates himself to tending his lord's house, turning a blind eye to his Nazi sympathies.

Runtime: 02h 14m
Type: Movie

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