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The Butler(2013)
Status: Released
Date: 2013-08-16
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2971 Votes
Time: 2h 12m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $25,000,000.00
Revenue: $177,313,795.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Follow Through Productions
Salamander Pictures
Laura Ziskin Productions
Pam Williams Productions
Movie: The Butler
Top 10 Billed 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)
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