The Butler - Lee Daniels
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132min
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Eugene Allen
Plot:
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 her addictions and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
Cast:
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Hattie Pearl
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Nancy Reagan
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Gloria Gaines
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Thomas Westfall
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Richard Nixon
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Carter Wilson
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Howard
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James Holloway
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John F. Kennedy
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Louis Gaines
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Annabeth Westfall
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Ronald Reagan
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cecil Gaines
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Earl Gaines
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Abraham
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Maynard
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Mr. Jenkins
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R.D. Warner
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White Usher
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Freddie Fallows
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Gina
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Elroy
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Lorraine
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Sherman Adams
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Herbert Brownell
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Olivia
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Carol Hammie
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James Lawson
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Woolworth Diner Patron #1
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Woolworth Diner Patron #2
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Caroline Kennedy
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Freedom Bus Journalist
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Freedom Bus Rider
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Helen Holloway
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Malcolm X Goer
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Pastor
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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John Ehrlichman
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H. R. Haldeman
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Eldridge Huggins
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Senator Robertson
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Senator Kassebaum
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Admiral Rochon
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Handsome Hotel Guest
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JBJ aid
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College Student #1
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White Mob Leader
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Protester #1
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Bridge Protester
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Eisenhowers Military Adviser
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BET Videographer
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Protester #2
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Josh
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Protester #3
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Man at Water Fountain
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College Student #2
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Arresting Officer
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Two Star General
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James Baker
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Prisoner #1
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Embassy Protester
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Military Social Aide
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White House Child #1
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Protester #4
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Pool Teenager
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Barbara Gaines
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Protester #5
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Black Panther
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Diner Attacker
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Pat Buchanan
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Jim counter mgr
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Redneck Bar Patron
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D.C. Bus Station Passengers Parent
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DC Bus Rider
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Prisoner #2
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Rioter #1
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White House Engineer #1
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1930's Lady Served Martini
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White House Guest #1
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Woman in Waiting Room
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MacGeorge Bundy
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Eisenhower Dinner Guest
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Barfly
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Admiral, US Navy
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Lady Bird Johnson
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Mississippi Jail Guard
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College Student #3
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Rioter #2
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White House Child #2
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Church Congregation Member
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Washington DC Rioter
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White House Butler #1
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