Lee Daniels' The butler

Resource Information

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

Label

Lee Daniels' The butler

Statement of responsibility

directed by Lee Daniels ; written by Danny Strong ; produced by Pamela Oas Williams ; produced by Laura Ziskin ; produced by Lee Daniels ; produced by Buddy Patrick ; produced by Cassian Elwes ; executive producers, Michael Finley, Sheila C. Johnson, Brett Johnson ; executive producers, Matthew Salloway, Earl W. Stafford, Danny Strong ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein ; executive producers, Len Blavatinik, Aviv Giladi, Vince Holden ; executive producers, James T. Bruce IV, R. Bryan Wright, Liz Destro, Jordan Kessler ; executive producers, Hilary Shor and Adam Merims ; the Weinstein Company presents a Lee Daniels film ; a Laura Ziskin production in association with Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures and Pam Williams Productions

Title variation

Butler

Contributor

• Klotz, Joe
• Salamander Pictures
• Knight, Gladys, 1944-
• Kravitz, Lenny
• Pam Williams Productions
• Lenox, Adriane
• Follow Through Productions
• Leão, Rodrigo
• Marsden, James, 1973-
• Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
• Merims, Adam
• Williams, Pamela Oas
• Mo, (Mo McRae)
• Oyelowo, David
• Patrick, Buddy, 1984-
• Ziskin, Laura
• Pettyfer, Alex, 1990-
• Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
• Rickman, Alan
• Williams, Robin, 1951 July 21-
• Salloway, Matthew
• Schreiber, Liev
• Shor, Hilary
• Stafford, Earl W.
• Winfrey, Oprah
• Strong, Danny, 1974-
• Walker, Pernell
• Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
• Cusack, John, 1966-
• Daniels, Lee, 1959-
• Wright, R. Bryan
• Destro, Elizabeth
• Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Domingo, Colman
• Dunn, Andrew, (Andrew William)
• Ellis, Nelsan
• Carter, Ruthe
• Elwes, Cassian, 1959-
• Finley, Michael, 1973 March 6-
• Galvin, Tim
• Whitaker, Forest
• Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
• Blavatinik, Len
• Haygood, Wil
• Holden, Vince
• Howard, Terrence
• Ameen, Aml, 1985-
• Williams, Clarence, 1939-
• Johnson, Brett
• Johnson, Sheila C.
• Kelley, Elijah
• Windy Hill Pictures
• Kelly, Minka, 1980-
• Weinstein Company
• Williams, Jesse, 1981-
• Kessler, Jordan
• Giladi, Aviv
• Carey, Mariah
• Fonda, Jane, 1937-
• Bruce, James T., 1984-

Actor

• Ellis, Nelsan
• Howard, Terrence
• Ameen, Aml, 1985-
• Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
• Winfrey, Oprah
• Williams, Robin, 1951 July 21-
• Fonda, Jane, 1937-
• Carey, Mariah
• Domingo, Colman
• Cusack, John, 1966-
• Williams, Jesse, 1981-
• Williams, Clarence, 1939-
• Whitaker, Forest
• Walker, Pernell
• Schreiber, Liev
• Rickman, Alan
• Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
• Pettyfer, Alex, 1990-
• Oyelowo, David
• Mo, (Mo McRae)
• Marsden, James, 1973-
• Lenox, Adriane
• Kravitz, Lenny
• Kelly, Minka, 1980-
• Kelley, Elijah

Cinematographer

• Dunn, Andrew, (Andrew William)

Costume designer

• Carter, Ruthe

Film director

• Daniels, Lee, 1959-

Film distributor

• Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc

Film editor

• Klotz, Joe

Film producer

• Ziskin, Laura
• Blavatinik, Len
• Bruce, James T., 1984-
• Daniels, Lee, 1959-
• Destro, Elizabeth
• Elwes, Cassian, 1959-
• Finley, Michael, 1973 March 6-
• Giladi, Aviv
• Holden, Vince
• Johnson, Brett
• Johnson, Sheila C.
• Kessler, Jordan
• Merims, Adam
• Patrick, Buddy, 1984-
• Salloway, Matthew
• Shor, Hilary
• Stafford, Earl W.
• Strong, Danny, 1974-
• Weinstein, Bob, 1953-
• Weinstein, Harvey, 1952-
• Williams, Pamela Oas
• Wright, R. Bryan

Performer

• Knight, Gladys, 1944-
• Kravitz, Lenny

Production company

• Follow Through Productions
• Pam Williams Productions
• Salamander Pictures
• Weinstein Company
• Windy Hill Pictures

Production designer

• Galvin, Tim

Screenwriter

• Strong, Danny, 1974-

Subject

• White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Employees -- Drama
• United States -- Politics and government | History -- Drama
• Haygood, Wil -- Film and video adaptations
• United States -- Social life and customs -- Drama
• Butlers -- United States -- Drama
• Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Drama
• Butlers -- United States -- Biography | Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Allen, Eugene, 1919-2010 -- Drama

Genre

• Film and video adaptations
• Drama
• Biography

Language

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

Summary

Inspired by a true story, Cecil Gaines is 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

http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression

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Credits note

Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; production designer, Tim Galvin ; edited by Joe Klotz ; costume designer, Ruth E. Carter ; music by Rodrigo Leão

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

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

Language note

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired; Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.B88 2014

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, Yaya Alafia, Aml Ameen, David Banner, Colman Domingo, Nelsan Ellis, Nealla Gordon, Elijah Kelley, Minka Kelly, Adriane Lenox, Mo McRae, Pernell Walker, Jesse Williams, Clarence Williams III

Runtime

132

Technique

live action