
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.
Genre: Drama
Director: Amy Sanderson, Lee Daniels, Lisa C. Satriano, Peter Dress, Sebastián Silva
Actors: Aml Ameen, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Jane Fonda, John Cusack, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard
Country: United States of America
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