The American President

The American President

(1995)

Tagline

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

Starring

Michael Douglas Annette Bening Michael J. Fox Martin Sheen Anna Deavere Smith

Director

Rob Reiner

Genre

Comedy Drama Romance

Running Time

106 minutes

The American President

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.

Released

11 August 1995

Budget

£0

Revenue

£0

Language

English

Studio

Country of Origin

United States of America

Cast

Michael Douglas...Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening...Sydney Ellen Wade
Michael J. Fox...Lewis Rothschild
Martin Sheen...A.J. MacInerney
Anna Deavere Smith...Robin McCall
Shawna Waldron...Lucy Shepherd
Samantha Mathis...Janie Basdin
David Paymer...Leon Kodak
Richard Dreyfuss...Senator Bob Rumson
Nina Siemaszko...Beth Wade
Wendie Malick...Susan Sloan
Beau Billingslea...Agent Cooper
Gail Strickland...Esther MacInerney
Joshua Malina...David
Clement von Franckenstein...President René Jean D'Astier
John Mahoney...Leo Solomon
John Mahon...Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Crew

Rob Reiner...Director
Aaron Sorkin...Screenplay
Rob Reiner...Producer
Marc Shaiman...Music
John Seale...Director of Photography
Robert Leighton...Editor