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The Butler( 2013)

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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.

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      Forest Whitaker

      Cecil Gaines

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      Oprah Winfrey

      Gloria Gaines

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      David Oyelowo

      Louis Gaines

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      John Cusack

      Richard Nixon

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      Jane Fonda

      Nancy Reagan

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      Cuba Gooding Jr.

      Carter Wilson

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      Mariah Carey

      Hattie Pearl

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      Terrence Howard

      Howard

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      Lenny Kravitz

      James Holloway

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      Aml Ameen

      Cecil Gaines (15)

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      Michael Rainey Jr.

      Cecil Gaines (8)

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      James Marsden

      John F. Kennedy

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      Alex Pettyfer

      Thomas Westfall

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Annabeth Westfall

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      Alan Rickman

      Ronald Reagan

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      Liev Schreiber

      Lyndon B. Johnson

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      Robin Williams

      Dwight Eisenhower

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      Yaya DaCosta

      Carol Hammie

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      David Banner

      Earl Gaines

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      Colman Domingo

      Freddie Fallows

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      Nelsan Ellis

      Martin Luther King Jr.

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      Nealla Gordon

      Senator Kassebaum

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      Elijah Kelley

      Charlie Gaines (15-18)

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      Minka Kelly

      Jackie Kennedy

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      Adriane Lenox

      Gina

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      Mo McRae

      Eldridge Huggins

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      Pernell Walker

      Lorraine

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      Jesse Williams

      Rev. James Lawson

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      Clarence Williams III

      Maynard

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      LaJessie Smith

      Abraham

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      John P. Fertitta

      Mr. Jenkins

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      Jim Gleason

      R.D. Warner

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      Isaac White

      Charlie Gaines (10)

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      Joe Chrest

      White Usher

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      Tyson Ford

      Elroy

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      James DuMont

      Sherman Adams

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      Robert Aberdeen

      Herbert Brownell

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      Olivia Washington

      Olivia

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      Margaret M. Owens

      Woolworth Diner Patron #1

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      Eric Ducote

      Woolworth Diner Patron #2

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      Chloe Barach

      Caroline Kennedy

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      Danny Strong

      Freedom Bus Journalist

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      Clara Hopkins Daniels

      Freedom Bus Rider

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      Dana Gourrier

      Helen Holloway

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      Shirley Pugh

      Malcolm X Goer

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      Bill Newman

      Pastor

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      Colin Walker

      John Ehrlichman

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      Alex Manette

      Bob Haldeman

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      Rusty Robertson

      Senator Robertson

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      Stephen Rider

      Admiral Rochon

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      Tarra Riggs

      Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

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      Xosha Roquemore

      Foxy (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Apr 15 2022
    We begin with some brutality at the hands of a character (Alex Pettyfer) who believes that the negroes on their cotton plantation are, quite literally, worthless. He rapes a woman then murders her husband when he raises a very mild objection! His mother (Vanessa Redgrave) takes a liking to their now orphaned boy and promotes him from the fields to be their houseboy. Learning how to keep his head down and to play the game, he quickly succeeds and ends up working in the White House. His period there (ending in the Reagan administration) allows for an interesting conduit to depict the evolution of...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    177313795.00

    Keywords

    • usa president
    • 1970s
    • butler
    • slavery
    • civil rights
    • john f. kennedy
    • biography
    • based on true story
    • ronald reagan
    • richard nixon
    • historical drama
    • slave owner
    • 1940s
    • 1980s
    • 1950s
    • 1960s
    • 1930s
    • african american history
    • jacqueline kennedy
    • jimmy carter
    • eisenhower
    • based on real person