The American President
movie

Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?
Released November 17, 1995
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.
Cast

Michael Douglas
as
Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening
as
Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen
as
A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox
as
Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith
as
Robin McCall

Samantha Mathis
as
Janie Basdin

Shawna Waldron
as
Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer
as
Leon Kodak

Anne Haney
as
Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss
as
Senator Rumson

Nina Siemaszko
as
Beth Wade

Wendie Malick
as
Susan Sloan
Crew

Rob Reiner
as
Director

Rob Reiner
as
Producer

John Seale
as
Director of Photography
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Robert Leighton
as
Editor

Marc Shaiman
as
Original Music Composer
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M. Todd Henry
as
Camera Operator

Nicola Pecorini
as
Steadicam Operator
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Cal Roberts
as
First Assistant Camera

Trevor Loomis
as
Second Assistant Director
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J. Steven Matzinger
as
First Assistant "B" Camera
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Rodney Sandoval
as
Camera Loader
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Debra James
as
Production Coordinator