The Butler

The Butler

2013
2h 12min

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

The Butler

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A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
    Released
    8/16/2013
    Runtime
    2h 12min
    Director
    Budget
    $25,000,000
    Revenue
    $177,313,795
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
John Cusack
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
Howard
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
David Banner
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
Nealla Gordon
Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Elijah Kelley
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly
Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
Adriane Lenox
Gina
Mo McRae
Mo McRae
Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Pernell Walker
Lorraine
Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams
Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
Maynard
LaJessie Smith
Abraham
John P. Fertitta
Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
Jim Gleason
R.D. Warner
Isaac White
Isaac White
Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
Joe Chrest
White Usher
Tyson Ford
Elroy
James DuMont
James DuMont
Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Robert Aberdeen
Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Olivia Washington
Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
Dana Gourrier
Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
Pastor
Colin Walker
Colin Walker
John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Alex Manette
Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
Stephen Rider
Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
Tarra Riggs
Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Xosha Roquemore
Foxy (uncredited)
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