Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Official Movie Page of Lee Daniels' The Butler • In Theaters: August 16th, 2013 • Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack and Jane Fonda

Plot outline

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.

Release date

20130816

Genres

Drama Biography

Directors

Lee Daniels

Producers

Laura Ziskin Productions Salloway Rubenstein Productions Windy Hill Pictures

Screenplay

Danny Strong Lee Daniels

Writers

Wil Haygood

Cast

Liev Schreiber Alan Rickman Robin Williams Lenny Kravitz Forest Whitaker John Cusack Oprah Winfrey Jane Fonda Cuba Goodingxxxjr. Terrence Howard James Marsden David Oyelowo Vanessa Redgrave Clarence Williams Iii

Website

http://www.weinsteinco.com/sites/leedanielsthebutler/