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The American President

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.

1995 |1h 54m |  Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Michael Douglas

Andrew Shepherd

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Annette Bening

Sydney Ellen Wade

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Martin Sheen

A.J. MacInerney

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Michael J. Fox

Lewis Rothschild

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Anna Deavere Smith

Robin McCall

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Samantha Mathis

Janie Basdin

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Shawna Waldron

Lucy Shepherd

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David Paymer

Leon Kodak

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Anne Haney

Mrs. Chapil

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Richard Dreyfuss

Senator Rumson

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Nina Siemaszko

Beth Wade

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Wendie Malick

Susan Sloan

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Beau Billingslea

Agent Cooper

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Gail Strickland

Esther MacInerney

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Joshua Malina

David

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Clement von Franckenstein

President D'Astier

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John Mahoney

Leo Solomon

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Taylor Nichols

Stu

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John Mahon

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

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Tom Dahlgren

Defense Secretary

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Kurt A. Boesen

Security Advisor

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Joseph Latimore

Secret Service Agent

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Darryl Alan Reed

Secret Service Agent

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Andrew Steel

Secret Service Agent

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Jordan Lund

Carl

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Richard McGonagle

Rumson Staffer

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Frank Cavestani

Rumson Staffer

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Richard Stahl

Rumson Staffer

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Beans Morocco

Doorkeeper

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Kamilah Martin

Flower Girl

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Thom Barry

Guard

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Gabriel Jarret

Jeff

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Karen Maruyama

Leo's Secretary

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George Murdock

Congressman

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Bernie McInerney

Congressman Millman

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Googy Gress

Gil

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Ron Canada

Reporter Lloyd

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Leslie Bega

White House Staffer Laura

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Jennifer Crystal Foley

White House Staffer Maria

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Arthur Senzy

Deputy

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Nick Toth

White House Aide

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Jorge Noa

White House Aide

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Maud Winchester

White House Aide

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Mark Thompson

Kenneth Michaels

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Anthony Backman

Senator from Arizona (uncredited)

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Ray Uhler

Senator (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French, English

Budget

$62,000,000.00

Revenue

$107,879,496.00