The Butler

August. 16,2013      PG-13
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Forest Whitaker as  Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey as  Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo as  Louis Gaines
John Cusack as  Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda as  Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr. as  Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey as  Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard as  Howard
Lenny Kravitz as  James Holloway
Aml Ameen as  Cecil Gaines (15)

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