The Butler (2013)

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.
Rating: 7.3
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Original language: en
Stars
Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo as Louis Gaines
Liev Schreiber as President Lyndon B. Johnson
John Cusack as President Richard Nixon
Alan Rickman as President Ronald Reagan
James Marsden as President John F. Kennedy
Creators
Lee Daniels (Director)
Danny Strong (Writer)
Lee Daniels (Producer)
Pamela Williams (Producer)
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