Lee Daniels' The Butler | |
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Directed by | Lee Daniels |
Screenplay by | Danny Strong Lee Daniels |
Based on | A Butler Well Served by This Election by Will Haygood |
Produced by | Lee Daniels Cassian Elwes Buddy Patrick Pam Williams Laura Ziskin |
Starring | Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey Liev Schreiber John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding, Jr. Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz James Marsden David Oyelowo Alan Rickman Mariah Carey Robin Williams |
Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
Edited by | Joe Klotz |
Music by | Rodrigo Leão |
Production companies | Laura Ziskin Productions Windy Hill Pictures |
Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million |
Lee Daniels' The Butler is a 2013 American historical drama movie directed by Lee Daniels.[1] It is based on Eugene Allen, who was a White House butler during eight American presidencies from 1952 to 1986.[2] It was the last movie produced by Laura Ziskin.[3]