Lee Daniels Director Forest Whitaker Cecil Gaines Actor Oprah Winfrey Gloria Gaines Actor John Cusack Richard Nixon Actor Jane Fonda Nancy Reagan Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Carter Wilson Actor Terrence Howard Howard Actor Lenny Kravitz James Holloway Actor James Marsden John F. Kennedy Actor David Oyelowo Louis Gaines Actor Vanessa Redgrave Annabeth Westfall Actor Alan Rickman Ronald Reagan Actor Liev Schreiber Lyndon B. Johnson Actor Robin Williams Dwight Eisenhower Actor Clarence Williams III Maynard Actor Mariah Carey Hattie Pearl Actor Nelsan Ellis Martin Luther King Jr. Actor Yaya DaCosta Carol Hammie Actor Colman Domingo Freddie Fallows Actor Minka Kelly Jackie Kennedy Actor Elijah Kelley Charlie Gaines Actor Alex Pettyfer Thomas Westfall Actor Jesse Williams Rev. James Lawson Actor Danny Strong Screenwriter Pamela Oas Williams Producer Laura Ziskin Producer Buddy Patrick Producer Cassian Elwes Producer Michael Finley Executive Producer Sheila C. Johnson Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer Bob Weinstein Executive Producer Len Blavatnik Executive Producer Aviv Giladi Executive Producer Vince Holden Executive Producer Hilary Shor Executive Producer Adam Merims Executive Producer James T. Bruce IV Executive Producer R. Bryan Wright Executive Producer Liz Destro Executive Producer Jordan Kessler Executive Producer Andrew Dunn Cinematographer Joe Klotz Film Editing Tim Galvin Production Design Billy Hopkins Casting Leah Daniels Casting Ruth E. Carter Costume Design Rodrigo Leão Original Music Jason Stewart Art Director Diane Lederman Set Decoration