Film
The American President
1995· PG-13· 1h 53m· Drama· Romance
“Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?”
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.
1995-11-17
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorRob Reiner
WriterAaron Sorkin
ProducerRob Reiner
Director of PhotographyJohn Seale
Original Music ComposerMarc Shaiman
EditorRobert Leighton
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1995-11-17
Runtime1h 53m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosCastle Rock Entertainment · Universal Pictures · Wildwood Enterprises
Budget$62M
Box office$108M
LanguagesFrench · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.5/10 · 782 votes
Original languageen
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