Story Line
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.
“Diamond in the Rough.”
Top Cast
Anthony Hopkins
James Stevens
Emma Thompson
Miss Kenton
James Fox
Lord Darlington
Christopher Reeve
Jack Lewis
Hugh Grant
Reginald Cardinal
Peter Vaughan
William Stevens
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
1993-11-05
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
DramaRomance
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•4/18/2022This is one of Anthony Hopkins' most nuanced and classy performances, depicting the last of a dying breed of upper servants in the stately home of "Lord Darlington" (James Fox). It's told by way of a retrospective as he takes some time off from his w...
Filipe Manuel Neto
8/10
•11/25/2022**It is an excellent film, even if I disagree with the thesis on which it was made.**
In the period between the two world wars, the world tried to make sure that there was never again something as destructive and traumatic as the First World War. ...