The Butler
"One quiet voice can ignite a revolution."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$25.0M
$25,000,000
Revenue
$177.3M
$177,313,795
Languages
English
Studio
Follow Through Productions
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Key Crew
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Lee Daniels
Director
Danny Strong
Writer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Howard
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
