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Release Date:
Friday, August 16, 2013 Nationwide
some violence and disturbing images, some violence and disturbing images, and smoking
Plot: What's the story about?
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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Who stars in Lee Daniels' The Butler: Cast List
Oprah Winfrey ... Ms. Allen
The Princess and the Frog, A Wrinkle in Time
David Oyelowo ... Louis Gaines
Role Play, The Book of Clarence
John Cusack ... Richard Nixon
Reclaim, The Frozen Ground
Forest Whitaker ... Eugene Allen
Out of the Furnace, Repentance
Jane Fonda ... Nancy Reagan
Book Club: The Next Chapter, Our Souls At Night
Terrence Howard ... Howard
Shirley, Pride
Alan Rickman ... Ronald Reagan
Love Actually, Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jesse Williams ... Rev. James Lawson
The Cabin in the Woods, Secret Headquarters
Colman Domingo ... Freddie Fallows
Michael , Sing Sing
Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Carter Wilson
Daddy Day Camp, Life of a King
Lenny Kravitz ... James Holloway
Shotgun Wedding, The Hunger Games
Alex Pettyfer ... Thomas Westfall
Chief of Station, The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Who's making Lee Daniels' The Butler: Crew List
A look at the Lee Daniels' The Butler behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Lee Daniels last directed The United States vs. Billie Holiday and The Paperboy. The film's writer Lee Daniels last wrote The Paperboy and Anna in the Tropics.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Lee DanielsCassian Elwes
Buddy Patrick
Hilary Shor
Pamela Oas Williams
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Production: What we know about Lee Daniels' The Butler?
Key Facts
- 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".
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2012 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Financing should be figured out shortly with a plan to begin shooting this summer.
- 2010 - July: The film was set to Development status.
- 2008 - November: The film was set to Announced status.
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Lee Daniels' The Butler Release Date: When was the film released?
Lee Daniels' The Butler was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, August 16, 2013. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Kick-Ass 2, Paranoia and Jobs.
Lee Daniels' The Butler DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Lee Daniels' The Butler was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 .