Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Premieres Saturday, January 31 at 9pm on HBO / HBO HD (Ch 115/ 110)
Lee Daniel’s The Butler tells the story of a White House butler who served seven American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept the American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
Directed by the Academy Award nominated Lee Daniels, the Academy Award winning Forest Whitaker stars as the butler, with Oprah Winfrey as his wife. Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as Richard Nixon and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan. Lee Daniel’s The Butler premieres Saturday, January 31 January at 9pm on HBO (nowTV; Channel 115).