Lee Daniels' the butler

Resource Information

The work Lee Daniels' the butler represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Lee Daniels' the butler

Statement of responsibility

the Weinstein Company ; in association with Windy Hill Pictures ; Follow Through Production ; Salamander Pictures ; Pam Williams Productions ; written by Danny Strong ; directed by Lee Daniels ; produced by Pamela Oas Williams, Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick, Cassian Elwes

Title variation

Butler

Creator

• Lee Daniels' The butler

Contributor

• Winfrey, Oprah
• Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
• Follow Through Productions (Firm)
• Laura Ziskin Productions
• Pam Williams Productions (Firm)
• Salamander Pictures (Firm)
• Starz Media
• Weinstein Company
• Windy Hill Pictures (Firm)
• Carey, Mariah
• Cusack, John, 1966-
• Daniels, Lee, 1959-
• Fonda, Jane, 1937-
• Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
• Haygood, Wil
• Howard, Terrence
• Kravitz, Lenny
• Marsden, James, 1973-
• Oyelowo, David
• Rickman, Alan
• Schreiber, Liev
• Strong, Danny, 1974-
• Whitaker, Forest
• Williams, Robin, 1951-2014

Actor

• Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
• Rickman, Alan
• Schreiber, Liev
• Kravitz, Lenny
• Carey, Mariah
• Winfrey, Oprah
• Whitaker, Forest
• Cusack, John, 1966-
• Fonda, Jane, 1937-
• Marsden, James, 1973-
• Howard, Terrence
• Oyelowo, David

Screenwriter

• Strong, Danny, 1974-

Subject

• United States -- Social life and customs -- Drama
• Allen, Eugene, 1919-2010 -- Drama
• Butlers -- United States -- Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Film adaptations

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Rodrigo Leão ; production designer, Tim Galvin

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking

Language note

In English, French and Spanish with English and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned (SDH: subtitled for the deaf and hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams

Runtime

132

Technique

live action