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The Butler

Genre
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Released
16 August, 2013
The Butler

The Butler is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election". Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House for decades, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler.

Director Lee Daniels
Produced by Pamela Oas Williams, Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick, Cassian Elwes
Writer(s) Danny Strong
Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr, Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Clarence Williams III
Music Rodrigo Leão
Cinematography Andrew Dunn
Edited by Joe Klotz
Production, company Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Released August 16, 2013
Running time 132 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million
Box office $176.6 million
Netflix ID 70266686

Informazioni su The Butler

A young man gets hired as a butler in the White House where he remains for three decades. His connection to the First Family interferes with his own family.

Realizzazione di The Butler

The film was nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards. It was directed by Lee Daniels

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