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| Director: | 
Lee Daniels |  | 
Writer: | 
Danny Strong, Will Haygood |  | 
Starring: | 
Forest Whitaker, Ophrah Winfrey, James Marsden |  | 
Released: | 
October 31, 2013 |  | 
Rating: | 
 
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Runtime: | 
132 minutes
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Websites: | 
 
 
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Story: | 
As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the 
White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect 
this man's life, family, and American society.
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Cast: | 
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Forest Whitaker
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Cecil Gaines |  | 
David Banner
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Earl Gaines |  | 
Michael Rainey Jr.
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Cecil Gaines (8) |  | 
LaJessie Smith
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Abraham |  | 
Mariah Carey
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Hattie Pearl |  | 
Alex Pettyfer
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Thomas Westfall |  | 
Vanessa Redgrave
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Annabeth Westfall |  | 
Aml Ameen
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Cecil Gaines (15) |  | 
Clarence Williams III
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Maynard |  | 
John Fertitta
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Mr. Jenkins |  | 
Jim Gleason
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R.D. Warner |  | 
Oprah Winfrey
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Gloria Gaines |  | 
Isaac White
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Charlie Gaines (10) |  | 
David Oyelowo
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Louis Gaines |  | 
Joe Chrest
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White Usher |  | 
Robin Williams
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Dwight D. Eisenhower |  | 
John Cusack
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Richard Nixon |  | 
James Marsden
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John F. Kennedy |  | 
Minka Kelly
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Jacqueline Kennedy |  | 
Liev Schreiber
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Lyndon B. Johnson |  | 
Alan Rickman
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Ronald Reagan |  | 
Jane Fonda
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Nancy Reagan  |  | 
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