The Butler
One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.
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- Drama
Overview
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.
Keywords
- usa president
- 1970s
- black panther party
- 1960s
- slavery
- racism
- based on true story
- 1980s
- 1950s
- biography
- 1930s
- usa history
- african american history
- racial segregation
- the white house
- father son conflict
- historical drama
- butler
- richard nixon
- civil rights
- john f. kennedy
- ronald reagan
- jacqueline kennedy
- jimmy carter
- eisenhower
- racial tension
- martin luther king
- civil rights movement
- news footage
- based on real person
- biographical drama
- the freedom riders
- dwight d eisenhower
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 16, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Laura Ziskin Productions,Follow Through Productions,Salamander Pictures,Lee Daniels Entertainment,Pam Williams Productions,Windy Hill Pictures,Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $177,313,795
- IMDb
- tt1327773