The American President 28 years old

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

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.

Credits

The American President Cast

Name Character
Michael Douglas He was 51, now 79 years old as Andrew Shepherd
Richard Dreyfuss He was 48, now 76 years old as Senator Bob Rumson
Samantha Mathis She was 25, now 53 years old as Janie Basdin
Annette Bening She was 37, now 65 years old as Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen He was 55, now 83 years old as A.J. MacInerney
Wendie Malick She was 44, now 73 years old as Susan Sloan
Michael J. Fox He was 34, now 62 years old as Lewis Rothschild
Anna Deavere Smith She was 45, now 73 years old as Robin McCall
Nina Siemaszko She was 25, now 53 years old as Beth Wade
Shawna Waldron She was 13, now 42 years old as Lucy Shepherd
John Mahoney He was 55, 77 years old when he died as Leo Solomon
Joshua Malina He was 29, now 58 years old as David
Gail Strickland She was 48, now 76 years old as Esther MacInerney
David Paymer He was 41, now 69 years old as Leon Kodak
Gabriel Jarret He was 25, now 54 years old
Clement von Franckenstein He was 51, 74 years old when he died as President René Jean D'Astier
John Mahon He was 202, now 231 years old as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Beau Billingslea He was 42, now 70 years old as Agent Cooper

The American President Crew

Name Department
Robert Leighton as Editor. He was 4 (now 24) years old Editing
John Seale as Director of Photography. He was 53 (now 81) years old Camera
Rob Reiner as Director. He was 48 (now 77) years old Directing
Rob Reiner as Producer. He was 48 (now 77) years old Production
Aaron Sorkin as Screenplay. He was 34 (now 62) years old Writing
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The American President (28 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, November 17, 1995
  • Runtime: 114 minutes
  • Budget: 62000000.00
  • Revenue: 107879496.00