The American President

The American President

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

1995•1h 53m•6.5/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(767)

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

Castle Rock Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko

Beth Wade

Wendie Malick

Wendie Malick

Susan Sloan

Beau Billingslea

Beau Billingslea

Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland

Gail Strickland

Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

David

Clement von Franckenstein

Clement von Franckenstein

President D'Astier

Efrat Lavie

Madame D'Astier

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Leo Solomon

Taylor Nichols

Taylor Nichols

Stu

John Mahon

John Mahon

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

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