Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Search results
Aug 16, 2013 · The Butler: Directed by Lee Daniels. 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.
- (120K)
- Biography, Drama
- Lee Daniels
- 2013-08-16
The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood 's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
Aug 16, 2013 · A film review of the historical drama about a black man who served eight U.S. presidents as a White House butler. The review praises the film's style, humor, cast and message, but criticizes its script and tone.
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...
- (201)
- Lee Daniels
- PG-13
- Forest Whitaker
LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler (Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker) who served eight American presidents over three decades.
Lee Daniels' The Butler 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.
People also ask
What is Lee Daniel's the Butler about?
Where can I watch Lee Daniels' 'the Butler'?
Is the Butler based on a true story?
Can Weinstein use 'Lee Daniels' 'the Butler' title?
Jul 25, 2013 · The director of Precious tells a true story of behind the scenes at the White House through the eyes of a long-serving African-American butler.
- 3 min
- 36.3K
- IGN
