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Aug 16, 2013 · 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.
- (120K)
- Biography, Drama
- Lee Daniels
- 2013-08-16
Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House for decades, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler.
Find out who starred in and worked on the historical drama film The Butler, directed by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
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.
L ee Daniels’ The Butler, which opens Friday, is loosely based on the life of Eugene Allen, a butler at the White House for 34 years and through eight administrations. So loosely based, in fact...
Lee Daniels' The Butler. 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...
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- History, Drama
- PG-13
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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. 8,894 IMDb 7.2 2 h 12 min 2013. X-Ray PG-13.
