The Remains of the Day

1993 · 134 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 88,030 VOTES · DIR. James Ivory

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,512 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:19 Dear Mr. Stevens:
00:06:24 And I might incidentally be able to solve our problems while I'm there.
00:11:40 Really?
00:16:40 ...at your age for the sake of my education.
00:22:19 I'm busy at the moment.
00:27:02 We fought on opposite sides in the war.
00:32:37 And then there's this door here...
00:37:46 Not at all. I've one or two words more to convey on the topic of...
00:45:06 Well observed.
00:50:14 ...you are, all of you, amateurs.
00:56:29 Feet?
01:01:48 It is internally diseased.
01:06:46 There are many things you and I don't understand in this world.
01:12:31 - And Mr. Eden? - He made a right bugger of Suez!
01:16:52 I say, I hope you don't think me very rude...
01:21:39 You thought it was right and proper that they should be sent packing.
01:26:22 Oh, dear.
01:31:31 There was something about Sir Geoffrey and his Black Shirts...
01:36:30 - I'll keep my head down all the same. - I think it's a good idea, sir.
01:42:38 When are there not?
01:46:40 ...I do understand.
01:54:39 - Sorry, I was delayed. - That's all right.
01:58:58 I'm sure we all have these thoughts...
04:00:00 Four and a half thousand.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,512
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:01:19
Final line04:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJames Ivory
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,500,000
Revenue$23,240,144
IMDb votes88,030