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The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) [4] [5] is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. [6] It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
With Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith. As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
The Butler Trailer 2013 - official movie trailer 2 in HD - starring Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, John Cusak, Lenny Kravitz, Robin Williams, Alex Pettyfer, Mariah Carey - directed by...
Aug 16, 2013 · After leaving the South as a young man and finding employment at an elite hotel in Washington, D.C., Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is hired as a butler...
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Aug 16, 2013 · “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” is a WWBB movie about the centuries-old split between House Negroes (the middle class) and Field Negroes (the working class/underclass), and about the clarifying shocks and upheavals required to heal the rift.
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
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.
Forest Whitaker leads an all-star cast as a White House butler who served eight presidents while the civil rights movement and other major events affect his life, family, and society.
Starring an all-star cast, Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Terrence Howard, John Cusack. Available Now on Digital, Blu-Ray™ and DVD. Watch and stream the story of a White House butler, who served eight American presidents over three decades, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam.
The Butler. DRAMA. In Lee Daniels' The Butler, Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) tells the story of his remarkable life. Born the son of cotton pickers in early 20th-century Georgia, Cecil witnesses his father's execution at the hand of his remorseless young boss and is then brought into the plantation house and taught how to be a domestic servant.
