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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.
The American President
November 17, 1995
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Cast (82)
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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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Efrat Lavie
Madame 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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Ralph Meyering Jr.
General
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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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Alice Kushida
Carol
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Renee Faia
Lisa
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Beans Morocco
Doorkeeper
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Kathryn Ish
Education Secretary
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Kamilah Martin
Flower Girl
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Augie Blunt
Groundskeeper
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Thom Barry
Guard
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Steven Gonzalez
Hud Secretary
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Gabriel Jarret
Jeff
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Karen Maruyama
Leo's Secretary
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Nancy Kandal
Leslie
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George Murdock
Congressman
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Bernie McInerney
Congressman Millman
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Jack Gilroy
Congressman Pennybaker
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Matthew Saks
Congressional Staffer
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Googy Gress
Gil
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Ron Canada
Reporter Lloyd
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Brian Pietro
Reporter
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Rick Garcia
Reporter
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Aaron Sorkin
Aide in Bar
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Kymberly Newberry
Sally
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Greg Poland
Mark
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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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Jeffrey Anderson
T.V. News Anchorman
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Suzanne Michaels
T.V. News Anchorwoman
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Mark Thompson
Kenneth Michaels
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David Drew Gallagher
New Guy
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Todd Odom
Uniformed Secret Service Agent
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Michael G. Alexander
Color Guard Officer
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Anthony Backman
Senator from Arizona (uncredited)
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Rose Barrett
Reporter #4 (uncredited)
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Faith Burton
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jan Citron
Lobbyist Banquet (uncredited)
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Arthur Eckdahl
TV Anchor (uncredited)
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Roger Ferreira
Congressman (uncredited)
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Star Halm
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Betty Hankins
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Suzanne Lodge
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Gorja Max
Political Assistant (uncredited)
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Mark Norris
Reporter (uncredited)
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Sherry O’Keefe
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Roger Steffens
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas (uncredited)
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Ray Uhler
Senator (uncredited)
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Michael Wajacs
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Mark Watson
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
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Janet Dey
Banquet Attendee (uncredited)
Crew (63)
Directing
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Rob Reiner
Director
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Cherylanne Martin
Second Assistant Director
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Frank Capra III
First Assistant Director
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Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
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Trevor Loomis
Second Assistant Director
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William M. Connor
Second Second Assistant Director
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Kerry Lyn McKissick
Script Supervisor
Writing
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Aaron Sorkin
Writer
Production
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Rob Reiner
Producer
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Janet Hirshenson
Casting
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Charles Newirth
Executive Producer
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Charles Newirth
Unit Production Manager
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Jane Jenkins
Casting
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Allegra Clegg
Production Supervisor
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Jeffrey Stott
Executive Producer
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Debra James
Production Coordinator
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Richard Davis Jr.
Location Manager
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Barbara Maltby
Associate Producer
Sound
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Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
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Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Alison Fisher
Dialogue Editor
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Roger Stevenson
Boom Operator
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Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
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George Baetz
Boom Operator
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Robert Eber
Sound Mixer
Art
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Jess Gonchor
Construction Foreman
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Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
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Eric W. Orbom
Set Designer
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Alan S. Kaye
Set Designer
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Trish Gallaher Glenn
Property Master
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Lilly Kilvert
Production Design
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Nick Navarro
Set Designer
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John Warnke
Art Direction
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Louis Montejano
Set Designer
Camera
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John Seale
Director of Photography
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Nicola Pecorini
Steadicam Operator
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François Duhamel
Still Photographer
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J. Steven Matzinger
First Assistant "B" Camera
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J. Patrick Daily
Key Grip
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Cal Roberts
First Assistant Camera
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Rodney Sandoval
Camera Loader
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M. Todd Henry
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
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Daniel C. Striepeke
Key Makeup Artist
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Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
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Valli O'Reilly
Makeup Artist
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Tom Lucas
Makeup Artist
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Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
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Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
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Chuck Velasco
Costume Supervisor
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Lydia Bensimmon
Makeup Artist
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Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist
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Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Crew
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Alan Edward Bell
Post Production Supervisor
Editing
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Robert Leighton
Editor
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Alan Edward Bell
Associate Editor
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Karen Dimmig
Assistant Editor
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Danny Miller
Assistant Editor
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Albert Farrar
Assistant Editor
Lighting
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Jack English
Gaffer
Visual Effects
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Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Clay Pinney
Special Effects Supervisor
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Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer