Lee Daniels' The Butler
- Release Date
- August 16, 2013
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Cast
- Forest Whitaker , David Banner , Michael Rainey Jr. , LaJessie Smith , Mariah Carey , Alex Pettyfer
- Runtime
- 132
- Main Genre
- Biography
- Writers
- Danny Strong , Wil Haygood
- Tagline
- One quite voice can ignite a revolution.
Summary
The film will revolve around the true story of an African-American butler who served at the White House. The film is based off the story "A Butler Well Served By This Election," written by Wil Haygood. The story revolved around Eugene Allen, who was a Presidential butler from 1952 to 1986, and is paralleled with the election of Barack Obama.
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