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LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family. Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, and many more.
Original Release
08/16/2013
US Release
08/16/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Forest Whitaker | Cecil Gaines |
David Banner | Earl Gaines |
Michael Rainey Jr. | Cecil Gaines (8) |
LaJessie Smith | Abraham |
Mariah Carey | Hattie Pearl |
Alex Pettyfer | Thomas Westfall |
Vanessa Redgrave | Annabeth Westfall |
Aml Ameen | Cecil Gaines (15) |
Clarence Williams III | Maynard |
John P. Fertitta | Mr. Jenkins |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Forest Whitaker | Cecil Gaines |
David Banner | Earl Gaines |
Michael Rainey Jr. | Cecil Gaines (8) |
LaJessie Smith | Abraham |
Mariah Carey | Hattie Pearl |
Alex Pettyfer | Thomas Westfall |
Vanessa Redgrave | Annabeth Westfall |
Aml Ameen | Cecil Gaines (15) |
Clarence Williams III | Maynard |
John P. Fertitta | Mr. Jenkins |
Jim Gleason | R.D. Warner |
Oprah Winfrey | Gloria Gaines |
Isaac White | Charlie Gaines (10) |
David Oyelowo | Louis Gaines |
Joe Chrest | White Usher |
Colman Domingo | Freddie Fallows |
Adriane Lenox | Gina |
Terrence Howard | Howard |
Tyson Ford | Elroy |
Cuba Gooding Jr. | Carter Wilson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Danny Strong | Executive Producer |
Len Blavatnik | Executive Producer |
Charles Sauveur Bonan | Executive Producer |
James T. Bruce IV | Executive Producer |
Liz Destro | Executive Producer |
Michael Finley | Executive Producer |
Allen Frederic | Executive Producer |
Aviv Giladi | Executive Producer |
Adonis Hadjiantonas | Executive Producer |
Vince Holden | Executive Producer |
Brett Johnson | Executive Producer |
Sheila C. Johnson | Executive Producer |
Jordan Kessler | Executive Producer |
Kim Leadford | Executive Producer |
Harry I. Martin Jr. | Executive Producer |
Adam Merims | Executive Producer |
Maxime Normandin | Executive Producer |
Ari Daniel Pinchot | Executive Producer |
David Ranes | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Rubenstein | Executive Producer |
Matthew Salloway | Executive Producer |
Hilary Shor | Executive Producer |
Earl W. Stafford | Executive Producer |
Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
R. Bryan Wright | Executive Producer |
Lee Daniels | Producer |
Wil Haygood | Producer |
Horatio Bacon | Producer |
Julia Barry | Producer |
Cassian Elwes | Producer |
Eric Falkenstein | Producer |
Manos Gavras | Producer |
Andrew Herwitz | Producer |
Valerie Hoffman | Producer |
David Jacobson | Producer |
Christina Papagjika | Producer |
Buddy Patrick | Producer |
Bobby Sain | Producer |
Simone Sheffield | Producer |
Pamela Oas Williams | Producer |
Laura Ziskin | Producer |
Ari Daniel Pinchot | Producer |