CinemaOSMovie · 1995 · 1h 53m · PG-13
The American President

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

65%(814)IMDbDramaRomanceComedy

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 byRob Reiner

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
November 17, 1995
Budget
$62,000,000
Revenue
$107,879,496
Studios
Castle Rock EntertainmentUniversal PicturesWildwood Enterprises

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1 video
Original Theatrical Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
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
Rob Reiner
Written by
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
Produced by
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner

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