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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Anthony Hopkins | Stephens |
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Emma Thompson | Miss Kenton |
| James Fox | Lord Darlington | |
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Christopher Reeve | Lewis |
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Hugh Grant | Cardinal |
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Peter Vaughan | Stevens Vater |
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Ben Chaplin | Charlie |
Crew |
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| Tony Pierce-Roberts | Cinematography |
Directing |
| James Ivory | Director |
Production |
| Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Mike Nichols | Producer |
Writing |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | Novel |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Screenplay |