The American President

Nov 17, 1995

1h 53m

★ 6.5

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Universal Pictures

Wildwood Enterprises

The American President Trailers

Cast

Andrew Shepherd

Michael Douglas

Sydney Ellen Wade

Annette Bening

A.J. MacInerney

Martin Sheen

Lewis Rothschild

Michael J. Fox

Robin McCall

Anna Deavere Smith

Janie Basdin

Samantha Mathis

Lucy Shepherd

Shawna Waldron

Leon Kodak

David Paymer

Mrs. Chapil

Anne Haney

Senator Rumson

Richard Dreyfuss

Beth Wade

Nina Siemaszko

Susan Sloan

Wendie Malick

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