
The Butler
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
- Year: 2013
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
- Keyword: usa president, the white house, 1970s, butler, slavery, john f. kennedy, black panther party, racial segregation, martin luther king, based on true story, ronald reagan, richard nixon, racism, racial tension, historical drama, 1980s, 1950s, 1960s, 1930s, father son conflict, african american history, jacqueline kennedy, jimmy carter, civil rights movement, news footage, based on real person, u.s. history, the freedom riders, biographical drama, dwight d eisenhower
- Director: Lee Daniels
- Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr.





















