Cinematic background from The Butler 2013 - A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

The Butler

2013

Biography, Drama

Directors:
Lee Daniels
Writers:
Wil Haygood, Danny Strong
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Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a kitchen preparing food on top of a counter; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person standing in front of an arched door way; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a chef's hat looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of men in white shirts and bow ties; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man and a younger woman hugging; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two people hugging each other in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man and woman in formal attire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white shirt and black bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a picture of george washington; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting next to each other in front of an american flag; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man in a white suit with a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a young man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo standing in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo sitting in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of men standing next to each other on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A young woman is sitting in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a young boy are touching each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white shirt and black bow tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of a plate of food with a knife and a fork; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of three men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two chefs are sitting at a table in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting at a table eating food; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a large afro; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two men are sitting at a bar with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people standing in a field of cotton; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Three men in white shirts and black ties kneading dough; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a white shirt and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of a mirror eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman in a kitchen eating a piece of fruit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man sitting in front of an easel; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a plaid shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A black man wearing a red and white sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two men standing in front of lit candles; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man in a suit is looking down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are clapping at a formal event; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A young boy standing in a field of cotton; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white shirt and bow tie standing next to another man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man hanging from a rope in a dark alley; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two men in suits talking to each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a black hair style and a green jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a boy are looking at a flower; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of an easel in front of a fireplace; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo talking to another man in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white jacket and bow tie holding a drink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man talking on a cell phone next to a jail cell; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people gathered around a man in an orange and black outfit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a black tuxedo and white gloves; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a neck scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man holding a glass of wine in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man standing in front of a field of grave markers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and bow tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a hat and a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man and woman sitting next to each other on a porch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a white shirt is looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and bow tie standing in front of a red curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting on the ground reading a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo is holding his hand up to his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a white suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle