The American President
“Why can't the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?”
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Synopsis
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·Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening·Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen·A.J. MacInerney
Michael J. Fox·Lewis Rothschild
Anna Deavere Smith·Robin McCall
Samantha Mathis·Janie Basdin
Shawna Waldron·Lucy Shepherd
David Paymer·Leon Kodak
Anne Haney·Mrs. Chapil
Richard Dreyfuss·Senator Rumson
Average shot length
5.7s per shot
Rob Reiner's career average is 5.5s across 14 measured films —see the full picture.