The Butler (2013)
The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who eyewitnesses notable events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler. It was the last film produced by Laura Ziskin, who died in 2011.
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Cast:
- Robert Aberdeen
- David Banner
- Mariah Carey
- Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- John Cusack
- Yaya DaCosta
- Danny Strong, the film's screenwriter, appears
- Colman Domingo
- James Dumont
- Nelsan Ellis
- Jane Fonda
- Terrence Howard
- Elijah Kelley
- Minka Kelly
- Lenny Kravitz
- Adriane Lenox
- Alex Manette
- James Marsden
- David Oyelowo
- Alex Pettyfer
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Alan Rickman
- Stephen Rider
- Liev Schreiber
- Colin Walker
- Forest Whitaker
- Clarence Williams III
- Jesse Williams
- Robin Williams
- Oprah Winfrey