DramaRomance
The American President
“Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?”
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.
Directed by Rob Reiner, Jeffrey Stott, Charles Newirth
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Status
Released
Released
November 17, 1995
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
French, English
Budget → Revenue
$62M → $107.9M
Top cast
Michael Douglas
Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening
Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen
A.J. MacInerney
Michael J. Fox
Lewis Rothschild
Anna Deavere Smith
Robin McCall
Samantha Mathis
Janie Basdin
Shawna Waldron
Lucy Shepherd
David Paymer
Leon Kodak
Anne Haney
Mrs. Chapil
Richard Dreyfuss
Senator Rumson
Nina Siemaszko
Beth Wade
Wendie Malick
Susan Sloan
Beau Billingslea
Agent Cooper
Gail Strickland
Esther MacInerney
Joshua Malina
David
Clement von Franckenstein
President D'Astier
Efrat Lavie
Madame D'Astier
John Mahoney
Leo Solomon
Taylor Nichols
Stu
John Mahon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
