Film record

The Remains of the Day

1993Feature film134 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English · French · German
Genres
drama film

Credits

Art department

Luciana Arrighi — Production design

Cinematography

Tony Pierce-Roberts — Cinematography

Direction

James Ivory — Directing

Editing

Andrew Marcus — Editing

Music

Richard Robbins — Music composition

Cast

Anthony Hopkins — Acting (Mr James Stevens)
Emma Thompson — Acting (Miss Sarah Kenton)
James Fox — Acting (The Earl of Darlington)
Christopher Reeve — Acting (Congressman Jack Lewis)
Hugh Grant — Acting (Reginald Cardinal)
Ben Chaplin — Acting (Charlie)
Peter Vaughan — Acting (Mr William Stevens)
Michael Lonsdale — Acting (Dupont d'Ivry)
Patrick Godfrey — Acting (Spencer)
Peter Cellier — Acting (Sir Leonard Bax)
Tim Pigott-Smith — Acting (Mr Tom Benn)
Lena Headey — Acting (Lizzie)
Paul Copley — Acting (Harry Smith)
Rupert Vansittart — Acting (Sir Geoffrey Wren)
Peter Eyre — Acting (The 3rd Viscount Halifax)
Wolf Kahler — Acting (Joachim von Ribbentrop)
Pip Torrens — Acting (Doctor Carlisle)
John Savident — Acting (Doctor Meredith)
Jeffry Wickham — Acting (Viscount Bigge)
Brigitte Kahn — Acting (Baroness)
Frank Shelley — Acting (Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain)
Ian Redford — Acting (Publican)

Production

Ismail Merchant — Production
Mike Nichols — Production
John Calley — Production

Writing

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala — Screenwriting
Harold Pinter — Screenwriting
Kazuo Ishiguro — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
5 Nov 1993Checked 15 Sep 2026
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