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| 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 | |
| Terence Bayler | ... | Trimmer | |
| Jeffrey Wickham | ... | Viscount Bigge (as Jeffry Wickham) | |
| Hugh Sweetman | ... | Scullery boy | |
| Michael Lonsdale | ... | Dupont D'Ivry | |
| Brigitte Kahn | ... | Baroness | |
| John Savident | ... | Doctor Meredith | |
| Tony Aitken | ... | Postmaster | |
| Emma Lewis | ... | Elsa | |
| Joanna Joseph | ... | Irma | |
| Rupert Vansittart | ... | Sir Geoffrey Wren | |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Thomas Benn | |
| Christopher Brown | ... | Wren's friend | |
| Lena Headey | ... | Lizzie | |
| Paul Copley | ... | Harry Smith | |
| Ian Redford | ... | Publican | |
| Jo Kendall | ... | Publican's wife | |
| Steven Beard | ... | Andrews | |
| Pip Torrens | ... | Doctor Richard Carlisle | |
| Frank Shelley | ... | Prime Minister | |
| Peter Eyre | ... | Lord Halifax | |
| Jestyn Phillips | ... | Foreign Office official | |
| Wolf Kahler | ... | German ambassador | |
| Frank Höltje | ... | German Embassy official | |
| Andreas Töns | ... | German Embassy official | |
| Roger McKern | ... | Police constable | |
| Angela Newmarch | ... | Waitress |
Directed by | |||
| James Ivory | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Kazuo Ishiguro | (novel) | |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Paul Bradley | .... | executive producer | |
| John Calley | .... | producer | |
| Ismail Merchant | .... | producer | |
| Mike Nichols | .... | producer | |
| Donald Rosenfeld | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Richard Robbins | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tony Pierce-Roberts | (photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Andrew Marcus | |||
Casting by | |||
| Celestia Fox | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Luciana Arrighi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John Ralph | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ian Whittaker | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jenny Beavan | |||
| John Bright | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Christine Beveridge | .... | chief makeup artist | |
| Carol Hemming | .... | chief hair stylist | |
| Paolo Mantini | .... | hair stylist | |
| Norma Webb | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Joyce Herlihy | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Bernard Bellew | .... | third assistant director | |
| Simon Moseley | .... | second assistant director | |
| Christopher Newman | .... | first assistant director (as Chris Newman) | |
Art Department | |||
| Simone Assanand | .... | art department assistant | |
| Chris Browning | .... | stand-by props | |
| Sveva Costa Sanservino | .... | art department assistant | |
| Mark Fruin | .... | stand-by props | |
| John Hedges | .... | construction manager | |
| Sophia Müller | .... | art department assistant (as Sophia Müeller) | |
| Jill Quertier | .... | production buyer | |
| Dennis Simmonds | .... | dressing props | |
| Arthur Wicks | .... | property master | |
| Chris Seddon | .... | drapes master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Aaron Anawalt | .... | on-set sound assistant | |
| Brian Blamey | .... | foley editor | |
| Geoff R. Brown | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Derek Holding | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Dominic Lester | .... | assistant sound re-recordist | |
| Colin Miller | .... | sound editor | |
| Robin O'Donoghue | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| David Stephenson | .... | sound recordist | |
| Colin Wood | .... | boom operator | |
| Russ Woolnough | .... | assistant sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Karin Hanson | .... | special effects hair (uncredited) | |
| Garth Inns | .... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Martin Body | .... | rostrum cameraman (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Batten | .... | clapper loader | |
| Damienne Caron | .... | camera apprentice | |
| Tommy Finch | .... | gaffer | |
| Rawdon Hayne | .... | focus puller | |
| Malcolm Huse | .... | camera grip | |
| Rod Marley | .... | camera trainee (as Roderick Marley) | |
| Roger Pearce | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Derrick Santini | .... | still photographer | |
| Les Weighell | .... | best boy | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jill Avery | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Victoria Harwood | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Sue Honeybourne | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| Adrian Simmons | .... | wardrobe assistant (as Adrian Simmonds) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Simon Cozens | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Michelle Gorchow | .... | associate editor | |
| Kerry Kohler | .... | assistant editor | |
| Craig Mooney | .... | apprentice editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Geoff Alexander | .... | music coordinator | |
| Harry Rabinowitz | .... | conductor | |
| Bill Sommerville-Large | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Robert Stewart | .... | music arranger: orchestral arrangements | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Cengiz Asiliskender | .... | unit driver | |
| Brian Baverstock | .... | unit driver (as Bryan Baverstock) | |
| David Bennett | .... | unit driver | |
| John Bower | .... | unit driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Elizabeth Aldrich | .... | choreographer | |
| Bobby Blues | .... | production accountant (as Bob Blues) | |
| Cyril Dickman | .... | technical advisor | |
| Diana Dill | .... | script supervisor | |
| Lorraine Fennell | .... | production coordinator | |
| David Field | .... | stand-in | |
| Joe Friedman | .... | location scout | |
| Peter Giblin | .... | runner: director | |
| Robert Hamilton | .... | assistant technical advisor | |
| Jacky Holding | .... | production accountant | |
| William James | .... | crowd marshall | |
| Sunil Kirparam | .... | production accountant | |
| Fay Efrosini Lellios | .... | project creative assistant | |
| Annie Livings | .... | stand-in | |
| Kathryn Martin | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Christian McWilliams | .... | location manager | |
| Colin Plenty | .... | location assistant | |
Thanks | |||
| The Duke of Beaufort | .... | thanks | |
| The Earl of Devon | .... | thanks | |
| The Lord Methuen | .... | thanks | |
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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.