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The American President

The American President

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The American President

"Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?"

1995

1h 53m

6.5(789 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

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Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Wildwood Enterprises

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Robin McCall

Samantha Mathis

Samantha Mathis

Janie Basdin

Shawna Waldron

Shawna Waldron

Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer

David Paymer

Leon Kodak

Anne Haney

Anne Haney

Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Senator Rumson

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Written by: Aaron Sorkin
Produced by: Rob Reiner

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