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5 November 1993 (USA)
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A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years post World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty has been. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 8 Oscars.
Another 15 wins
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15 nominations
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Glorious 39's scorn for appeasement is unjustified
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
Hints About 2010 Oscars Emerge: No More Five-Person Presenting
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
Hints About 2010 Oscars Emerge: No More Five-Person Presenting
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Haycraft | ... | Auctioneer |
 | Christopher Reeve | ... | Jack Lewis |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | James Stevens |
 | Emma Thompson | ... | Miss Kenton |
| Caroline Hunt | ... | Landlady |
| James Fox | ... | Lord Darlington |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | William Stevens |
| Paula Jacobs | ... | Mrs. Mortimer, the cook |
 | Ben Chaplin | ... | Charlie, Head Footman |
| Steve Dibben | ... | George, Second Footman |
| Abigail Hopkins | ... | Housemaid (as Abigail Harrison) |
| Patrick Godfrey | ... | Spencer |
| Peter Cellier | ... | Sir Leonard Bax |
| Peter Halliday | ... | Canon Tufnell |
 | Hugh Grant | ... | Reginald Cardinal |
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134 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
USA:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:A |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
Canada:PG
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Hugh Grant stated that it is the best film he have ever done.
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Anachronisms: When Mr. Stevens arrives in the market town on his way to Clevedon, a modern "National Westminster Bank" sign is seen on a building in the background as he is getting his case out of the car.
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Featured in Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (1993) (TV)
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Sei mir gegrüsst
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Very deliberate but marvelous study of a lifetime butler in an English noble household. The film does a wonderful parallel examination of the man's life set against the tumult of the 1930s that effectively did away with the British Empire and made him and others like him, as people curiously obsolete.
An extremely rare example of sanity when dealing with the subject of War. Most films as we know too well, concentrate on the futility and bottom line cost in humanity, which is to be expected since generally speaking, an artist will always present this point of view. However in most cases, it's an incomplete and wildly immature handling of the topic. This film addresses if you can believe it, the folly of avoiding War thru appeasement, and hammers home what might have been avoided if the British had called Hitler to the carpet early on, instead of playing chess with him. This is the backdrop; the main story is that of the butler, Stevens, an ostensibly simple character played with unimaginable complexity, by Hopkins. The fascinating examination of one man's sense of duty, a devotion that transcends all other obligations and aspirations in his life has never been so poignantly or expertly presented to an audience. Everything about the film, the supporting cast in particular is a rousing triumph. I cannot overly recommend this.