The Butler (2013) [PG-13]

Release Date:
August 16, 2013

Original Title:
The Butler

Alternate Titles:
Batler
El mayordomo
El mayordomo de la Casa Blanca
Ha'mesharet
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Lokaj
O Mordomo
Teener

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Follow Through Productions
Laura Ziskin Productions
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Pam Williams Productions
Salamander Pictures
Windy Hill Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 12  CA: 14A  DE: 12  DK: 11  ES: 12  FR: U  GB: 12A  GR: Κ  IE: 12A  IT: T  JP: G  KR: 15  NL: 16  NO: 12  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 132

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

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.

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ADR Editor:
Ruth Hernandez

ADR Mixer:
Jonathan Jost
Tom Ryan
Krissopher Chevannes
Michael Miller
Billy Theriot

ADR Recordist:
Fredrick Cuevas
John Jay Martyn
Reagan Mendoza

ADR Voice Casting:
Dann Fink
Bruce Winant

Additional Camera:
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Michael Stumpf

Additional Hairstylist:
Marcos Gonzales

Additional Lighting Technician:
Bradley Martin
Jordan Whaley
Zach Smithers

Aerial Director of Photography:
Hans Bjerno

Ager/Dyer:
Lesley D. Wickham

Animal Wrangler:
Jeff Galpin
Jason Frannino

Art Department Assistant:
Josh Crouchet

Art Department Coordinator:
Robin Simmerly

Art Direction:
Lori Agostino
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Erik Polczwartek

Assistant Editor:
Anne O'Brien
Rick Derby

Assistant Hairstylist:
Daina Daigle

Assistant Property Master:
David Warburton

Assistant Sound Editor:
Chris Fielder
Alexa Zimmerman

Best Boy Grip:
Hilton Garrett

Boom Operator:
Michael Piotrowski
James Eck Rippie

Camera Operator:
Jeffery J. Tufano
Grayson Austin

Carpenter:
Nicholas Ellerbee
Charlie Mann

Casting:
Leah Daniels-Butler
Billy Hopkins

Casting Associate:
Ashley Ingram
Kacee Devoe

Chief Lighting Technician:
Len Levine

Compositing Supervisor:
Mark Scott Friedman
Austin Meyers

Construction Coordinator:
Randall S. Coe

Construction Foreman:
Steve Martemucci

Costume Assistant:
Josie Works

Costume Coordinator:
Carmen Rodrigues Davis

Costume Design:
Ruth E. Carter

Costume Illustrator:
Chloe Ji Yoon

Costume Supervisor:
Wendy Talley
Dana Kay Hart

Costumer:
Barbara Marko
Janet Marie Ross
Mollie Middleditch
Kasey C. Bazil
Misti Moreaux

Dialect Coach:
Elizabeth Himelstein
Thom Jones

Dialogue Editor:
David Wahnon

Digital Imaging Technician:
Damon Meledones

Digital Intermediate:
Patrick Rossi
Eric Horwitz

Digital Intermediate Assistant:
Christi Leftwich
Ryan Rolandelli

Digital Intermediate Colorist:
Tim Stipan

Digital Intermediate Producer:
Kevin Vale

Director:
Lee Daniels

Director of Photography:
Andrew Dunn

Dolly Grip:
Jeremy Webre
Robert D Morrison Jr.

Editor:
Joe Klotz

Editorial Staff:
Richie Roefaro

Electrician:
Justin LeBlanc
Justin Wright

Executive Producer:
Harvey Weinstein
Len Blavatnik
Bob Weinstein

Extras Casting:
Christopher Stoudt

Extras Casting Coordinator:
Robin Batherson

First Assistant Accountant:
Ryan Gomez

First Assistant Camera:
Richard Lacy
Michael Charbonnet
Tom Hutchinson

First Assistant Director:
Lisa C. Satriano

First Assistant Editor:
Ulysses Guidotti
Kat Spiess

Foley Artist:
Cariella Smith
Marko Costanzo

Foley Editor:
Heather Gross

Foley Supervisor:
Matthew Haasch

Generator Operator:
Jason Prowell

Graphic Designer:
Will Eastin
Roger Johnson

Greensman:
David Keith Broome
John Lindsay
Michael Arena

Grip:
Andy Young
Dacoda Bartles
Tyler Garrett
Jeremy Wren
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.
Kevin Fannon

Hair Department Head:
Candace Neal

Hairstylist:
Robert L. Stevenson
Sherri Hamilton
Dana Boisseau

Key Costumer:
Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Key Makeup Artist:
Yolanda Sheridan

Key Rigging Grip:
King Lanaux

Key Set Costumer:
Mustapha Mimis

Leadman:
Gus Coto

Lighting Technician:
Kristopher Weaver
Trey Shaneyfelt
Pete Chiaramonte
Carter Lee Garrett
Sidney Brisco

Location Manager:
Mickey Lambert
Virginia McCollam

Makeup Artist:
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
Kellie Robinson

Makeup Department Head:
Debra Denson
Beverly Jo Pryor

Makeup Designer:
Debra Denson

Matte Painter:
Patrick Paul Mullane

Music Arranger:
Steve Bartek

Music Editor:
Ben Schor
Suzana Peric

Music Supervisor:
Lynn Fainchtein

Online Editor:
Eric Leverenz

Original Music Composer:
Rodrigo Leão

Painter:
Daniel E. Kiker
Camile Kelsey
Sonda L. Rowland
Spencer J. Abadie
Sian C. Sanzone

Principal Costumer:
Jennifer Kamrath

Producer:
Buddy Patrick
Lee Daniels
Cassian Elwes
Laura Ziskin
Ari Daniel Pinchot

Producer's Assistant:
Davida Chanel Smith

Production Accountant:
Mike Revell

Production Coordinator:
Lauren Von Huene

Production Design:
Tim Galvin

Production Secretary:
Carl Lawson

Production Sound Mixer:
Dan Izen

Production Supervisor:
Jen Wall

Property Master:
Kevin Ladson

Props:
Stephen Finders

Prosthetic Designer:
Clinton Wayne
Matthew W. Mungle

Prosthetic Makeup Artist:
Courtney Lether

Rigging Grip:
Raúl J. Marín
Shawn Stone
Ben Wachsmann
John Vinson
Creig Symons
Gerald Autin

Script Supervisor:
Amy Sanderson

Seamstress:
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown

Second Assistant Accountant:
Chantel Passantino
Danielle Loosemore

Second Assistant Camera:
Jonathan Robinson
Aeron McKeough

Second Assistant Director:
Peter Dress

Second Unit Director:
Sebastián Silva

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Francis James

Set Costumer:
Annette Farnsworth
Janet Marie Ross

Set Decoration:
Diane Lederman

Set Decoration Buyer:
Kimberly Murphy
Deanna Simmons

Set Designer:
Michelle C. Harmon
Sarah Forrest
Brian A. Waits

Set Dresser:
Tony Ziegler
Michael Dares
Stephen P. Durante
Owl Martin Dwyer
Sam Jacobs
Jordan Lightner
Iggie Colomer
Ed Burcham

Sound Designer:
Debby VanPoucke

Sound Editor:
Robert Fernandez

Sound Effects Editor:
Glenfield Payne

Sound Engineer:
Avi Laniado

Sound Mixer:
Jay Meagher

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Michael Barry
Robert Hein

Special Effects Coordinator:
David K. Nami

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
Jonah Levy

Special Effects Technician:
Jake Whitney
Edward Joubert

Steadicam Operator:
Grayson Austin

Still Photographer:
Anne Marie Fox

Stunt Coordinator:
Jeff Galpin

Stunts:
Danny Epper
Meredith Richardson

Supervising Dialogue Editor:
Branka Mrkic

Supervising Sound Editor:
Robert Hein

Title Designer:
Randall Balsmeyer

Travel Coordinator:
Ashley Renee Saunders

Truck Costumer:
Melissa Reed

Utility Sound:
Steven Huerstel

Visual Effects Editor:
Charlotta Forssman

Visual Effects Producer:
Ted Markovic
Aniela Sidorska
Daniel Cohen

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Luke DiTommaso
Ray McIntyre Jr.

Wigmaker:
Victoria Wood

Writer:
Danny Strong

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