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The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Read More..

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Description	The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler. In addition to Whitaker, the film's all-star cast also features Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, and Clarence Williams III. It was the last film produced by Laura Ziskin, who died in 2011.The film was theatrically released by The Weinstein Company on August 16, 2013, to mostly positive reviews and grossing over $176 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million.
Description	The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler. In addition to Whitaker, the film's all-star cast also features Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, and Clarence Williams III. It was the last film produced by Laura Ziskin, who died in 2011.The film was theatrically released by The Weinstein Company on August 16, 2013, to mostly positive reviews and grossing over $176 million worldwide against a budget of $30 million.

Director	Lee Daniels
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Danny Strong
Writer
Based on	{{based on\|A Butler Well Served by This Election\|Wil Haygood}}
Based on
Cinematography	Andrew Dunn
Cinematography
Editing	Joe Klotz
Editing

Starring	Forest Whitaker , Oprah Winfrey , John Cusack , Jane Fonda , Cuba Gooding , Jr. , Terrence Howard , Lenny Kravitz , James Marsden , David Oyelowo , Vanessa Redgrave , Alan Rickman , Liev Schreiber , Robin Williams , Clarence Williams III
Starring
Music	Rodrigo Leão
Music
Runtime	132 minutes
Runtime
Country	United States
Country
Language	English
Language
Genre
Genre

Producer	Pamela Oas Williams , Laura Ziskin , Lee Daniels , Buddy Patrick , Cassian Elwes
Producer
Studio	Laura Ziskin Productions,Windy Hill Pictures,Follow Through Productions,Salamander Pictures,Pam Williams Productions
Studio
Distributor	The Weinstein Company
Distributor
Released	2013/08/16
Released
Budget	$30 million
Budget
Gross	$176.6 million
Gross