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The American President

Charming comedy about a widowed president who attempts to juggle his romantic life with his political commitments.

Charming comedy about a widowed president who attempts to juggle his romantic life with his political commitments. President Andrew Shepherd finds his otherwise uneventful private life thrust into the public glare when he unexpectedly falls in love with a feisty environmental lobbyist. As it is election year, Shepherd's new-found romance only adds to the problems faced by his tightly run campaign team.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Jan 200700:05

Credits

RoleContributor
President Andrew ShepherdMichael Douglas
DirectorRob Reiner
Sydney Ellen WadeAnnette Bening
A. J. MacInerneyMartin Sheen
Lewis RothschildMichael J Fox
Janie BasdinSamantha Mathis
Leon KodakDavid Paymer
ActorAnna Deavere Smith
ActorJohn Mahoney
Senator Bob RumsonRichard Dreyfuss
ActorShawna Waldron
WriterAaron Sorkin
ComposerMarc Shaiman
Director of photographyJohn Seale

Broadcasts

  • Tue 23 Jan 200722:35
  • Tue 23 Jan 200723:35
  • Wed 24 Jan 200700:05