Le Majordome
The Butler
Release: 2013-08-16
·Runtime: 132m
·★ 7.3
Drame
Le jeune Cecil Gaines, en quête d'un avenir meilleur, fuit, en 1926, le Sud des États-Unis, en proie à la tyrannie ségrégationniste. Tout en devenant un homme, il acquiert les compétences inestimables qui lui permettent d’atteindre une fonction très convoitée : majordome de la Maison-Blanche. C'est là que Cecil devient, durant 7 présidences, un témoin privilégié de son temps et des tractations qui ont lieu au sein du Bureau Ovale. À la maison, sa femme, Gloria, élève leurs 2 fils, et la famille jouit d'une existence confortable grâce au poste de Cecil. Pourtant, son engagement suscite des tensions dans son couple : Gloria s'éloigne de lui et les disputes avec l'un de ses fils, particulièrement anticonformiste, sont incessantes.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Follow Through Productions
Salamander Pictures
Laura Ziskin Productions
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Pam Williams Productions
Windy Hill Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
David Oyelowo
as Louis Gaines
Nealla Gordon
as Senator Kassebaum
Minka Kelly
as Jackie Kennedy
Stephen Rider
as Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
as Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Mariah Carey
as Hattie Pearl
Lenny Kravitz
as James Holloway
Pernell Walker
as Lorraine
Xosha Roquemore
as Foxy (uncredited)
John Cusack
as Richard Nixon
Mo McRae
as Eldridge Huggins
Jim Gleason
as R.D. Warner
Joe Chrest
as White Usher
Terrence Howard
as Howard
Aml Ameen
as Cecil Gaines (15)
Yaya DaCosta
as Carol Hammie
Clarence Williams III
as Maynard
Isaac White
as Charlie Gaines (10)
Colin Walker
as John Ehrlichman
Michael Rainey Jr.
as Cecil Gaines (8)
Alex Manette
as Bob Haldeman
Oprah Winfrey
as Gloria Gaines
James Marsden
as John F. Kennedy
Vanessa Redgrave
as Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
as Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
as Dwight Eisenhower
Elijah Kelley
as Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Jane Fonda
as Nancy Reagan
Alex Pettyfer
as Thomas Westfall
David Banner
as Earl Gaines
Nelsan Ellis
as Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert Aberdeen
as Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
as Olivia
Dana Gourrier
as Helen Holloway
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Carter Wilson
Colman Domingo
as Freddie Fallows
Adriane Lenox
as Gina
Jesse Williams
as Rev. James Lawson
James DuMont
as Sherman Adams
Danny Strong
as Freedom Bus Journalist
Forest Whitaker
as Cecil Gaines
Crew
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Clinton Wayne
Prosthetic Designer
Danny Strong
Writer
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Owl Martin Dwyer
Set Dresser
Danny Epper
Stunts
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer
Lee Daniels
Director, Producer
Danny Cosmo
Stunts
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Meredith Richardson
Stunts
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Steve Bartek
Music Arranger