Five preview clips of The Butler, the upcoming biography drama movie directed by Lee Daniels and starring Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, the White House butler from 1952 to 1986:

The Butler – Dinner table

The Butler – Water fountainPlot:
“Cecil Gaines works as a White House butler during eight presidential terms from 1952 to 1986. He witnesses — and becomes involved in — the political and social turmoil of the period.”

More clips of the Butler below:

The Butler – Infidelity

The Butler – Meeting Carter and Holloway

The Butler – White House dinner invitation

We also have two new posters:

(Click on a poster to enlarge.)

In theaters: August 16, 2013.
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