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The Remains of the Day
Mr Stevens, formerly the butler to the German sympathiser Lord Darlington, gets a letter from former colleague Miss Kenton.
Mr Stevens is butler to Lord Darlington, who in the years leading up to the Second World War had great sympathy with Germany and hoped to retain the peace between Britain and the Nazis. Overseeing the running of the great house, Stevens is joined by housekeeper Miss Kenton.
In postwar Britain, Stevens gets a letter from Miss Kenton and decides to seek her out. From the Booker Prize-winning novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Miss Kenton | Emma Thompson |
| Auctioneer | John Haycraft |
| Director | James Ivory |
| Lewis | Christopher Reeve |
| Landlady | Caroline Hunt |
| Lord Darlington | James Fox |
| Stevens | Anthony Hopkins |
| Writer | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Writer | Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Father | Peter Vaughan |
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