---
title: 'The Remains of the Day (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Ivory'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-remains-of-the-day-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107943/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Remains of the Day (1993)

1993 · PG · 134 min · Drama · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Remains of the Day is a 1993 drama film adapted from the Booker Prize–winning 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film was directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, and John Calley and adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Anthony Hopkins as James Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton, with James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, Ben Chaplin, and Lena Headey in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Ivory](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ivory)
- **Screenplay:** [Harold Pinter](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-pinter), [Ruth Prawer Jhabvala](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-prawer-jhabvala), [Kazuo Ishiguro](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-ishiguro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-robbins)
- **Producer:** [Mike Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-nichols), [Ismail Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismail-merchant), [John Calley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-calley)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-marcus)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Pierce-Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-pierce-roberts)

## Cast

- [Michael Lonsdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lonsdale)
- [Rupert Vansittart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-vansittart)
- [Patrick Godfrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-godfrey)
- [Paul Copley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-copley)
- [Peter Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-vaughan)
- [Lena Headey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-headey)
- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- [Peter Cellier](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cellier)
- [Christopher Reeve](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-reeve)
- [James Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-fox)
- [Hugh Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-grant)
- [Ben Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-chaplin)
- [Tim Pigott-Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-pigott-smith)
- [Anthony Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hopkins)

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