The Butler

The Butler (2013)

Released: 2013-08-16 Duration: 2hr 12min
Genres: Drama
Rating 7.3
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Follow Through Productions
Salamander Pictures
Laura Ziskin Productions
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Pam Williams Productions
Windy Hill Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $25,000,000.00
Revenue $177,313,795.00
Original Language en
Popularity 17.639

Directed By

Lee Daniels

Crew

Director
Lee Daniels
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Buddy Patrick
Producer
Laura Ziskin
Director of Photography
Andrew Dunn
Writer
Danny Strong
Original Music Composer
Rodrigo Leão
Editor
Joe Klotz
Production Design
Tim Galvin
Second Unit Director
Sebastián Silva
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter
Stunts
Danny Epper
Art Direction
Lori Agostino
Art Direction
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Set Decoration
Diane Lederman
Makeup Department Head
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
Set Decoration Buyer
Deanna Simmons
Set Decoration Buyer
Kimberly Murphy
Costume Supervisor
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Wendy Talley
Hairstylist
Robert L. Stevenson
Wigmaker
Victoria Wood
Production Supervisor
Jen Wall
Art Department Coordinator
Robin Simmerly
Set Designer
Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Michelle C. Harmon
Set Designer
Brian A. Waits
Construction Coordinator
Randall S. Coe
Construction Foreman
Steve Martemucci
Greensman
Michael Arena
Greensman
John Lindsay
Leadman
Gus Coto
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Hein
Sound Designer
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry
Visual Effects Producer
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Ted Markovic
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Visual Effects Supervisor
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Editor
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Galpin
Camera Operator
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator
Jeffery J. Tufano
Additional Camera
Michael Stumpf
Additional Camera
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Still Photographer
Anne Marie Fox
Lighting Technician
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Kristopher Weaver
Set Costumer
Annette Farnsworth
First Assistant Editor
Ulysses Guidotti
First Assistant Editor
Kat Spiess
Music Editor
Ben Schor
Script Supervisor
Amy Sanderson
Location Manager
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Mickey Lambert
Dialect Coach
Elizabeth Himelstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Branka Mrkic
Dialogue Editor
David Wahnon
Property Master
Kevin Ladson
ADR Editor
Ruth Hernandez
Foley Editor
Heather Gross
First Assistant Director
Lisa C. Satriano
Second Assistant Director
Peter Dress
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Additional Hairstylist
Marcos Gonzales
Assistant Hairstylist
Daina Daigle
Hair Department Head
Candace Neal
Hairstylist
Dana Boisseau
Hairstylist
Sherri Hamilton
Key Makeup Artist
Yolanda Sheridan
Makeup Artist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Designer
Debra Denson
Prosthetic Designer
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Courtney Lether
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jonah Levy
Additional Lighting Technician
Bradley Martin
Additional Lighting Technician
Zach Smithers
Additional Lighting Technician
Jordan Whaley
Aerial Director of Photography
Hans Bjerno
Best Boy Grip
Hilton Garrett
Steadicam Operator
Grayson Austin
Second Unit Director of Photography
Francis James
Chief Lighting Technician
Len Levine
Digital Imaging Technician
Damon Meledones
Dolly Grip
Jeremy Webre
Electrician
Justin LeBlanc
Electrician
Justin Wright
First Assistant Camera
Richard Lacy
First Assistant Camera
Michael Charbonnet
First Assistant Camera
Tom Hutchinson
Generator Operator
Jason Prowell
Lighting Technician
Sidney Brisco
Lighting Technician
Pete Chiaramonte
Lighting Technician
Carter Lee Garrett
Rigging Grip
Gerald Autin
Rigging Grip
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Shawn Stone
Rigging Grip
Creig Symons
Rigging Grip
John Vinson
Rigging Grip
Ben Wachsmann
Key Rigging Grip
King Lanaux
Second Assistant Camera
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Aeron McKeough
Art Department Assistant
Josh Crouchet
Assistant Property Master
David Warburton
Carpenter
Charlie Mann
Graphic Designer
Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Roger Johnson
Painter
Camile Kelsey
Set Dresser
Iggie Colomer
Set Dresser
Michael Dares
Set Dresser
Stephen P. Durante
Set Dresser
Owl Martin Dwyer
Set Dresser
Sam Jacobs
Set Dresser
Jordan Lightner
Set Dresser
Tony Ziegler
Set Dresser
Ed Burcham
ADR Mixer
Jonathan Jost
ADR Mixer
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Tom Ryan
ADR Mixer
Billy Theriot
ADR Recordist
Fredrick Cuevas
ADR Recordist
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist
Reagan Mendoza
ADR Voice Casting
Dann Fink
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
Boom Operator
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
James Eck Rippie
Foley Artist
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Cariella Smith
Foley Supervisor
Matthew Haasch
Production Sound Mixer
Dan Izen
Sound Editor
Robert Fernandez
Sound Effects Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Engineer
Avi Laniado
Sound Mixer
Jay Meagher
Utility Sound
Steven Huerstel
Compositing Supervisor
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
Matte Painter
Patrick Paul Mullane
ADR Voice Casting
Bruce Winant
Casting Associate
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Ashley Ingram
Extras Casting
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting Coordinator
Robin Batherson
Costume Assistant
Josie Works
Costume Coordinator
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Illustrator
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costumer
Barbara Marko
Costumer
Misti Moreaux
Costumer
Kasey C. Bazil
Key Costumer
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Set Costumer
Mustapha Mimis
Principal Costumer
Jennifer Kamrath
Set Costumer
Janet Marie Ross
Truck Costumer
Melissa Reed
Assistant Editor
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Anne O'Brien
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Ryan Rolandelli
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Producer
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate
Eric Horwitz
Digital Intermediate
Patrick Rossi
Editorial Staff
Richie Roefaro
Music Editor
Suzana Peric
Music Supervisor
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Arranger
Steve Bartek
Title Designer
Randall Balsmeyer
Animal Wrangler
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Jeff Galpin
Special Effects Technician
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Jake Whitney
Special Effects Coordinator
David K. Nami
Online Editor
Eric Leverenz
Dialect Coach
Thom Jones
First Assistant Accountant
Ryan Gomez
Production Accountant
Mike Revell
Producer's Assistant
Davida Chanel Smith
Production Coordinator
Lauren Von Huene
Production Secretary
Carl Lawson
Second Assistant Accountant
Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant
Danielle Loosemore
Travel Coordinator
Ashley Renee Saunders

TOP CAST

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

Cecil Gaines

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey

Gloria Gaines

David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo

Louis Gaines

John Cusack
John Cusack

Richard Nixon

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda

Nancy Reagan

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey

Hattie Pearl

Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz

James Holloway

Aml Ameen
Aml Ameen

Cecil Gaines (15)

Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Rainey Jr.

Cecil Gaines (8)

James Marsden
James Marsden

John F. Kennedy

Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer

Thomas Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave

Annabeth Westfall

Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman

Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber

Lyndon B. Johnson

Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Dwight Eisenhower

Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCosta

Carol Hammie

David Banner
David Banner

Earl Gaines

Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo

Freddie Fallows

Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon
Nealla Gordon

Senator Kassebaum

Elijah Kelley
Elijah Kelley

Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly

Jackie Kennedy

Mo McRae
Mo McRae

Eldridge Huggins

Pernell Walker
Pernell Walker

Lorraine

Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams

Rev. James Lawson

John P. Fertitta
John P. Fertitta

Mr. Jenkins

Jim Gleason
Jim Gleason

R.D. Warner

Isaac White
Isaac White

Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest
Joe Chrest

White Usher

James DuMont
James DuMont

Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen
Robert Aberdeen

Herbert Brownell

Margaret M. Owens
Margaret M. Owens

Woolworth Diner Patron #1

Eric Ducote
Eric Ducote

Woolworth Diner Patron #2

Chloe Barach
Chloe Barach

Caroline Kennedy

Danny Strong
Danny Strong

Freedom Bus Journalist

Clara Hopkins Daniels
Clara Hopkins Daniels

Freedom Bus Rider

Dana Gourrier
Dana Gourrier

Helen Holloway

Shirley Pugh
Shirley Pugh

Malcolm X Goer

Bill Newman
Bill Newman

Pastor

Colin Walker
Colin Walker

John Ehrlichman

Alex Manette
Alex Manette

Bob Haldeman

Rusty Robertson
Rusty Robertson

Senator Robertson

Stephen Rider
Stephen Rider

Admiral Rochon

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