Lee Daniels' The butler /

Cecil Gaines is a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America. Inspired by the life of Eugene Allen, the African-American waiter and butler who worked at the White Ho...

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Uniform Title:	Lee Daniels' The butler.
Other Authors:	Strong, Danny, 1974- (Screenwriter), Whitaker, Forest (Actor), Winfrey, Oprah (Actor), Carey, Mariah (Actor), Cusack, John, 1966- (Actor), Fonda, Jane, 1937- (Actor), Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- (Actor), Howard, Terrence (Actor), Kravitz, Lenny (Actor), Marsden, James, 1973- (Actor), Oyelowo, David (Actor), Pettyfer, Alex, 1990- (Actor), Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937- (Actor), Rickman, Alan (Actor), Schreiber, Liev (Actor), Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 (Actor), DaCosta, Yaya, 1982- (Actor), Ameen, Aml, 1985- (Actor), Banner, David (Actor), Rainey, Michael (Actor), Domingo, Colman (Actor), Ellis, Nelsan (Actor), Gordon, Nealla (Actor), Kelley, Elijah (Actor), Kelly, Minka, 1980- (Actor), Lenox, Adriane (Actor), Mo (Mo McRae) (Actor), Walker, Pernell (Actor), Williams, Jesse, 1981- (Actor), Williams, Clarence, III, 1939-2021 (Actor), Dunn, Andrew (Andrew William) (Cinematographer), Carter, Ruth E., 1960- (Costume designer), Leão, Rodrigo (composer (expression)), Fainchtein, Lynn (Musical director), Haygood, Wil
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, N.Y.] : Weinstein Company, [2013]
Subjects:	White House (Washington, D.C.) > Employees > Drama. Allen, Eugene, > 1919-2010 > Drama. Haygood, Wil > Film adaptations. Allen, Eugene, > 1919-2010. Haygood, Wil. White House (Washington, D.C.) Butlers > United States > Biography > Drama. United States > Politics and government > History > Drama. Butlers > United States > Drama. Presidents > United States > Staff > Drama. African American household employees > Drama. Families > Drama. United States > Social life and customs > Drama. African American household employees. Butlers. Employees. Families. Manners and customs. Politics and government. Presidents > Staff. United States. Biographical films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Historical films. History. Adaptations cinématographiques. Films biographiques. Films historiques. Films de fiction.
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Summary:	Cecil Gaines is a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America. Inspired by the life of Eugene Allen, the African-American waiter and butler who worked at the White House for 34 years.
Item Description:	Inspired by the article "A butler well served by this election" by Wil Haygood. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, 132 min.) : sound, color
Playing Time:	01:12:00
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; production designer, Tim Galvin ; edited by Joe Klotz ; costume designer, Ruth E. Carter ; music by Rodrigo Leão ; music supervisor, Lynn Fainchtein.