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The Butler

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 : August 16, 2013

Budget : $25,000,000.00

Revenue : $177,313,795.00

Duration : 132 minutes

Rating : 7.34

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker ( Forest Whitaker )

Cecil Gaines

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey ( Oprah Winfrey )

Gloria Gaines

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo ( David Oyelowo )

Louis Gaines

John Cusack

John Cusack ( John Cusack )

Richard Nixon

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda ( Jane Fonda )

Nancy Reagan

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr. ( Cuba Gooding Jr. )

Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey ( Mariah Carey )

Hattie Pearl

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard ( Terrence Howard )

Howard

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz ( Lenny Kravitz )

James Holloway

Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen ( Aml Ameen )

Cecil Gaines (15)

Michael Rainey Jr.

Michael Rainey Jr. ( Michael Rainey Jr. )

Cecil Gaines (8)

James Marsden

James Marsden ( James Marsden )

John F. Kennedy

Alex Pettyfer

Alex Pettyfer ( Alex Pettyfer )

Thomas Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave ( Vanessa Redgrave )

Annabeth Westfall

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman ( Alan Rickman )

Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber ( Liev Schreiber )

Lyndon B. Johnson

Robin Williams

Robin Williams ( Robin Williams )

Dwight Eisenhower

Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta ( Yaya DaCosta )

Carol Hammie

David Banner

David Banner ( David Banner )

Earl Gaines

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo ( Colman Domingo )

Freddie Fallows

Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis ( Nelsan Ellis )

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon

Nealla Gordon ( Nealla Gordon )

Senator Kassebaum

Elijah Kelley

Elijah Kelley ( Elijah Kelley )

Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly ( Minka Kelly )

Jackie Kennedy

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox ( Adriane Lenox )

Gina

Mo McRae

Mo McRae ( Mo McRae )

Eldridge Huggins

Pernell Walker

Pernell Walker ( Pernell Walker )

Lorraine

Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams ( Jesse Williams )

Rev. James Lawson

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III ( Clarence Williams III )

Maynard

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LaJessie Smith ( LaJessie Smith )

Abraham

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John P. Fertitta ( John P. Fertitta )

Mr. Jenkins

Jim Gleason

Jim Gleason ( Jim Gleason )

R.D. Warner

Isaac White

Isaac White ( Isaac White )

Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest ( Joe Chrest )

White Usher

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Tyson Ford ( Tyson Ford )

Elroy

James DuMont

James DuMont ( James DuMont )

Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen

Robert Aberdeen ( Robert Aberdeen )

Herbert Brownell

Olivia Washington

Olivia Washington ( Olivia Washington )

Olivia

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Margaret M. Owens ( Margaret M. Owens )

Woolworth Diner Patron #1

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Eric Ducote ( Eric Ducote )

Woolworth Diner Patron #2

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Chloe Barach ( Chloe Barach )

Caroline Kennedy

Danny Strong

Danny Strong ( Danny Strong )

Freedom Bus Journalist

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Clara Hopkins Daniels ( Clara Hopkins Daniels )

Freedom Bus Rider

Dana Gourrier

Dana Gourrier ( Dana Gourrier )

Helen Holloway

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Shirley Pugh ( Shirley Pugh )

Malcolm X Goer

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Bill Newman ( Bill Newman )

Pastor

Colin Walker

Colin Walker ( Colin Walker )

John Ehrlichman

Alex Manette

Alex Manette ( Alex Manette )

Bob Haldeman

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Rusty Robertson ( Rusty Robertson )

Senator Robertson

Stephen Rider

Stephen Rider ( Stephen Rider )

Admiral Rochon

Tarra Riggs

Tarra Riggs ( Tarra Riggs )

Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore

Xosha Roquemore ( Xosha Roquemore )

Foxy (uncredited)

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