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The Butler
A Butler Well Served by This Election
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| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, August 16, 2013 Nationwide |
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| Director: | Lee Daniels |
| Cast: more cast | Oprah Winfrey . . . Ms. Allen David Oyelowo . . . Louis Gaines John Cusack . . . Richard Nixon Forest Whitaker . . . Eugene Allen Jane Fonda . . . Nancy Reagan Terrence Howard . . . Howard |
| Companies: | The Weinstein Company & 3 more |
Storyline
The Butler is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Forest Whitaker) to eight Presidents in the White House for over thirty years. From this unique vantage point, The Butler traces the dramatic changes that swept American society, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
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Additional Notes:
Based on a Washington Post article. As director Lee Daniels explains, ""What moves me most about this man is his quiet nature, grace and unmatched perspective that comes from being in one place – a very powerful one – during what was arguably the period in American history that saw the most change".
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- From Sat., May 11, 2013 to Thu., November 20, 2008
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- changed the U.S. film release date from October 18, 2013 to August 16, 2013
- added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
- changed the US film release date from TBA 2013 to October 18, 2013
- Deadline Wed., September 26, 2012
- added true story as a genre
- added a synopsis
- added Buddy Patrick as Producer to the credits
- added Lee Daniels as Producer to the credits
- added Pamela Oas Williams as Producer to the credits
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