Number: 830

Storyline:
Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with her addictions and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.

Cast:

Forest Whitaker Cecil Gaines

David Banner Earl Gaines

Michael Rainey Jr. Cecil Gaines, 8

LaJessie Smith Abraham

Mariah Carey Hattie Pearl

Alex Pettyfer Thomas Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave Annabeth Westfall

Aml Ameen Cecil Gaines, 15

Clarence Williams III Maynard

John P. Fertitta Mr. Jenkins

Medium: DVD R/RW,

Location: Library

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1