The Butler
The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
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| Based on | A Butler Well Served By This Election
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| Production company | Laura Ziskin Productions Windy Hill Pictures Follow Through Productions Salamander Pictures Pam Williams Productions |
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| Running time | 132 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $30 million
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| Box office | $176.6 million
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- The second time Robin Williams has played a real President from history.
- First inspired by a feature article published November 7, 2008, in the Washington Post: "A Butler Well Served by This Election."
- The character of Cecil Gaines was based on Eugene Allen, who served as White House butler for over 30 years and 8 presidents from Harry S. Truman to Ronald Reagan.
- Mila Kunis was considered to play Jacqueline Kennedy.
- The film has 41 credited producers.
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