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

1995

1h 53m

6.5(741 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

83 members

Acting

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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Writing

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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Crew

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)

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Françoise Ruggieri

State Dinner Attendee (uncredited)

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