The Butler

The Butler (2013)

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2013-08-16
  • User Rating: 7.346/10 from 2785 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 12min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Follow Through Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Lee Daniels
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Summary

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.

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  • Forest Whitaker

    as Cecil Gaines
  • Oprah Winfrey

    as Gloria Gaines
  • David Oyelowo

    as Louis Gaines
  • John Cusack

    as Richard Nixon
  • Jane Fonda

    as Nancy Reagan
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.

    as Carter Wilson
  • Mariah Carey

    as Hattie Pearl
  • Terrence Howard

    as Howard
  • Lenny Kravitz

    as James Holloway
  • Aml Ameen

    as Cecil Gaines (15)
  • Michael Rainey Jr.

    as Cecil Gaines (8)
  • James Marsden

    as John F. Kennedy
  • Alex Pettyfer

    as Thomas Westfall
  • Vanessa Redgrave

    as Annabeth Westfall
  • Alan Rickman

    as Ronald Reagan
  • Liev Schreiber

    as Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Robin Williams

    as Dwight Eisenhower
  • Yaya DaCosta

    as Carol Hammie
  • David Banner

    as Earl Gaines
  • Colman Domingo

    as Freddie Fallows
  • Nelsan Ellis

    as Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Nealla Gordon

    as Senator Kassebaum
  • Elijah Kelley

    as Charlie Gaines (15-18)
  • Minka Kelly

    as Jackie Kennedy
  • Adriane Lenox

    as Gina
  • Mo McRae

    as Eldridge Huggins
  • Pernell Walker

    as Lorraine
  • Jesse Williams

    as Rev. James Lawson
  • Clarence Williams III

    as Maynard
  • LaJessie Smith

    as Abraham
  • John P. Fertitta

    as Mr. Jenkins
  • Jim Gleason

    as R.D. Warner
  • Isaac White

    as Charlie Gaines (10)
  • Joe Chrest

    as White Usher
  • Tyson Ford

    as Elroy
  • James DuMont

    as Sherman Adams
  • Robert Aberdeen

    as Herbert Brownell
  • Olivia Washington

    as Olivia
  • Margaret M. Owens

    as Woolworth Diner Patron #1
  • Eric Ducote

    as Woolworth Diner Patron #2
  • Chloe Barach

    as Caroline Kennedy
  • Danny Strong

    as Freedom Bus Journalist
  • Clara Hopkins Daniels

    as Freedom Bus Rider
  • Dana Gourrier

    as Helen Holloway
  • Shirley Pugh

    as Malcolm X Goer
  • Bill Newman

    as Pastor
  • Colin Walker

    as John Ehrlichman
  • Alex Manette

    as Bob Haldeman
  • Rusty Robertson

    as Senator Robertson
  • Stephen Rider

    as Admiral Rochon
  • Tarra Riggs

    as Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
  • Xosha Roquemore

    as Foxy (uncredited)
Directing Lee Daniels Director
Production Lee Daniels Producer
Production Cassian Elwes Producer
Production Buddy Patrick Producer
Production Laura Ziskin Producer
Camera Andrew Dunn Director of Photography
Writing Danny Strong Writer
Sound Rodrigo Leão Original Music Composer
Editing Joe Klotz Editor
Art Tim Galvin Production Design
Crew Jeff Galpin Stunt Coordinator
Camera Grayson Austin Camera Operator
Camera Jeffery J. Tufano Camera Operator
Camera Michael Stumpf Additional Camera
Camera Luis Lopez DeVictoria Additional Camera
Camera Anne Marie Fox Still Photographer
Lighting Trey Shaneyfelt Lighting Technician
Lighting Kristopher Weaver Lighting Technician
Costume & Make-Up Annette Farnsworth Set Costumer
Sound Ben Schor Music Editor
Crew Elizabeth Himelstein Dialect Coach
Production Leah Daniels Butler Casting
Production Billy Hopkins Casting
Costume & Make-Up Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
Art Lori Agostino Art Direction
Art Erik Polczwartek Art Direction
Art Jason Baldwin Stewart Art Direction
Art Diane Lederman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Debra Denson Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Beverly Jo Pryor Makeup Department Head
Art Deanna Simmons Set Decoration Buyer
Art Kimberly Murphy Set Decoration Buyer
Costume & Make-Up Dana Kay Hart Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Wendy Talley Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Robert L. Stevenson Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Victoria Wood Wigmaker
Production Jen Wall Production Supervisor
Art Robin Simmerly Art Department Coordinator
Art Sarah Forrest Set Designer
Art Michelle C. Harmon Set Designer
Art Brian A. Waits Set Designer
Art Randall S. Coe Construction Coordinator
Art Steve Martemucci Construction Foreman
Art Michael Arena Greensman
Art David Keith Broome Greensman
Art John Lindsay Greensman
Art Gus Coto Leadman
Sound Robert Hein Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Debby VanPoucke Sound Designer
Sound Robert Hein Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Michael Barry Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects Daniel Cohen Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Ted Markovic Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Aniela Sidorska Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Luke DiTommaso Visual Effects Supervisor
Crew Charlotta Forssman Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects Ray McIntyre Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor
Editing Ulysses Guidotti First Assistant Editor
Editing Kat Spiess First Assistant Editor
Directing Amy Sanderson Script Supervisor
Production Virginia McCollam Location Manager
Production Mickey Lambert Location Manager
Production Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
Production Len Blavatnik Executive Producer
Sound Branka Mrkic Supervising Dialogue Editor
Sound David Wahnon Dialogue Editor
Art Kevin Ladson Property Master
Sound Ruth Hernandez ADR Editor
Sound Heather Gross Foley Editor
Directing Lisa C. Satriano First Assistant Director
Directing Peter Dress Second Assistant Director
Production Ari Daniel Pinchot Producer
Production Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Marcos Gonzales Additional Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Daina Daigle Assistant Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Candace Neal Hair Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Dana Boisseau Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Sherri Hamilton Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Yolanda Sheridan Key Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kellie Robinson Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Debra Denson Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Matthew W. Mungle Prosthetic Designer
Costume & Make-Up Clinton Wayne Prosthetic Designer
Costume & Make-Up Courtney Lether Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Jonah Levy Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting Bradley Martin Additional Lighting Technician
Lighting Zach Smithers Additional Lighting Technician
Lighting Jordan Whaley Additional Lighting Technician
Camera Hans Bjerno Aerial Director of Photography
Camera Hilton Garrett Best Boy Grip
Camera Grayson Austin Steadicam Operator
Camera Francis James Second Unit Director of Photography
Lighting Len Levine Chief Lighting Technician
Camera Damon Meledones Digital Imaging Technician
Camera Jeremy Webre Dolly Grip
Camera Robert D Morrison Jr. Dolly Grip
Lighting Justin LeBlanc Electrician
Lighting Justin Wright Electrician
Camera Richard Lacy First Assistant Camera
Camera Michael Charbonnet First Assistant Camera
Camera Tom Hutchinson First Assistant Camera
Crew Jason Prowell Generator Operator
Camera Dacoda Bartles Grip
Camera Kevin Fannon Grip
Camera Tyler Garrett Grip
Camera Jerone A. Ordon Sr. Grip
Camera Jeremy Wren Grip
Camera Andy Young Grip
Lighting Sidney Brisco Lighting Technician
Lighting Pete Chiaramonte Lighting Technician
Lighting Carter Lee Garrett Lighting Technician
Lighting Gerald Autin Rigging Grip
Lighting Raúl J. Marín Rigging Grip
Lighting Shawn Stone Rigging Grip
Lighting Creig Symons Rigging Grip
Lighting John Vinson Rigging Grip
Lighting Ben Wachsmann Rigging Grip
Lighting King Lanaux Key Rigging Grip
Camera Jonathan Robinson Second Assistant Camera
Camera Aeron McKeough Second Assistant Camera
Art Josh Crouchet Art Department Assistant
Art David Warburton Assistant Property Master
Crew Nicholas Ellerbee Carpenter
Crew Charlie Mann Carpenter
Art Will Eastin Graphic Designer
Art Roger Johnson Graphic Designer
Art Spencer J. Abadie Painter
Art Camile Kelsey Painter
Art Daniel E. Kiker Painter
Art Sonda L. Rowland Painter
Art Sian C. Sanzone Painter
Art Stephen Finders Props
Art Iggie Colomer Set Dresser
Art Michael Dares Set Dresser
Art Stephen P. Durante Set Dresser
Art Owl Martin Dwyer Set Dresser
Art Sam Jacobs Set Dresser
Art Jordan Lightner Set Dresser
Art Tony Ziegler Set Dresser
Art Ed Burcham Set Dresser
Sound Krissopher Chevannes ADR Mixer
Sound Jonathan Jost ADR Mixer
Sound Michael Miller ADR Mixer
Sound Tom Ryan ADR Mixer
Sound Billy Theriot ADR Mixer
Sound Fredrick Cuevas ADR Recordist
Sound John Jay Martyn ADR Recordist
Sound Reagan Mendoza ADR Recordist
Production Dann Fink ADR Voice Casting
Sound Chris Fielder Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Alexa Zimmerman Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Michael Piotrowski Boom Operator
Sound James Eck Rippie Boom Operator
Sound Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
Sound Cariella Smith Foley Artist
Sound Matthew Haasch Foley Supervisor
Sound Dan Izen Production Sound Mixer
Sound Robert Fernandez Sound Editor
Sound Glenfield Payne Sound Effects Editor
Sound Avi Laniado Sound Engineer
Sound Jay Meagher Sound Mixer
Sound Steven Huerstel Utility Sound
Visual Effects Mark Scott Friedman Compositing Supervisor
Visual Effects Austin Meyers Compositing Supervisor
Visual Effects Patrick Paul Mullane Matte Painter
Production Bruce Winant ADR Voice Casting
Production Kacee Devoe Casting Associate
Production Ashley Ingram Casting Associate
Production Christopher Stoudt Extras Casting
Production Robin Batherson Extras Casting Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Lesley D. Wickham Ager/Dyer
Costume & Make-Up Josie Works Costume Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Carmen Rodrigues Davis Costume Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Chloe Ji Yoon Costume Illustrator
Costume & Make-Up Barbara Marko Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Misti Moreaux Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Mollie Middleditch Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Janet Marie Ross Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Kasey C. Bazil Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Paul A. Simmons Jr. Key Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Mustapha Mimis Key Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Jennifer Kamrath Principal Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown Seamstress
Costume & Make-Up Janet Marie Ross Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Melissa Reed Truck Costumer
Editing Rick Derby Assistant Editor
Editing Anne O'Brien Assistant Editor
Editing Christi Leftwich Digital Intermediate Assistant
Editing Ryan Rolandelli Digital Intermediate Assistant
Editing Tim Stipan Digital Intermediate Colorist
Editing Kevin Vale Digital Intermediate Producer
Editing Eric Horwitz Digital Intermediate
Editing Patrick Rossi Digital Intermediate
Crew Richie Roefaro Editorial Staff
Sound Suzana Peric Music Editor
Sound Lynn Fainchtein Music Supervisor
Sound Steve Bartek Music Arranger
Art Randall Balsmeyer Title Designer
Crew Jason Frannino Animal Wrangler
Crew Jeff Galpin Animal Wrangler
Crew Edward Joubert Special Effects Technician
Crew Jake Whitney Special Effects Technician
Crew David K. Nami Special Effects Coordinator
Editing Eric Leverenz Online Editor
Crew Thom Jones Dialect Coach
Production Ryan Gomez First Assistant Accountant
Production Mike Revell Production Accountant
Production Davida Chanel Smith Producer's Assistant
Production Lauren Von Huene Production Coordinator
Production Carl Lawson Production Secretary
Production Chantel Passantino Second Assistant Accountant
Production Danielle Loosemore Second Assistant Accountant
Production Ashley Renee Saunders Travel Coordinator
Directing Sebastián Silva Second Unit Director
Crew Danny Epper Stunts
Crew Meredith Richardson Stunts

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