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.| Status: | Released (1993-11-05) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 8 Oscars. 17 wins & 42 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $23,237,911 |
| Screen: | Kazuo Ishiguro, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures, Mike Nichols Productions, John Calley Productions, Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 4173: Anthony Hopkins - James Stevens
- 7056: Emma Thompson - Miss Kenton
- 1292: James Fox - Lord Darlington
- 20006: Christopher Reeve - Jack Lewis
- 3291: Hugh Grant - Reginald Cardinal
- 386: Peter Vaughan - William Stevens
- 21343: Ben Chaplin - Charlie, Head Footman
Crews
- 54441: James Ivory - Director - Directing
- 5342: Mike Nichols - Producer - Production
- 83664: Kazuo Ishiguro - Novel - Writing
- 54443: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenplay - Writing
- 54448: Ismail Merchant - Producer - Production
- 1415951: Norma Webb - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1043954: Donald Rosenfeld - Associate Producer - Production
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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This is one of Anthony Hopkins' most nuanced and classy performances, depicting the last of a dying breed of upper servants in the stately home of "Lord Darlington" (James Fox). It's told by way of a retrospective as he takes some time off from his work as butler to American milliona ....
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**It is an excellent film, even if I disagree with the thesis on which it was made.** In the period between the two world wars, the world tried to make sure that there was never again something as destructive and traumatic as the First World War. However, such decisions, very comm ....
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