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
Nina Siemaszko
Beth Wade
Wendie Malick
Susan Sloan
Beau Billingslea
Agent Cooper
Gail Strickland
Esther MacInerney
Joshua Malina
David
Clement von Franckenstein
President D'Astier
Efrat Lavie
Madame D'Astier
John Mahoney
Leo Solomon
Taylor Nichols
Stu
John Mahon
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Tom Dahlgren
Defense Secretary
Ralph Meyering Jr.
General
Kurt A. Boesen
Security Advisor
Joseph Latimore
Secret Service Agent
Darryl Alan Reed
Secret Service Agent
Andrew Steel
Secret Service Agent
Jordan Lund
Carl
Richard McGonagle
Rumson Staffer
Frank Cavestani
Rumson Staffer
Richard Stahl
Rumson Staffer
Alice Kushida
Carol
Renee Faia
Lisa
Beans Morocco
Doorkeeper
Kathryn Ish
Education Secretary
Kamilah Martin
Flower Girl
Augie Blunt
Groundskeeper
Thom Barry
Guard
Steven Gonzalez
Hud Secretary
Gabriel Jarret
Jeff
Karen Maruyama
Leo's Secretary
Nancy Kandal
Leslie
George Murdock
Congressman
Bernie McInerney
Congressman Millman
Jack Gilroy
Congressman Pennybaker
Matthew Saks
Congressional Staffer
Googy Gress
Gil
Ron Canada
Reporter Lloyd
Brian Pietro
Reporter
Rick Garcia
Reporter
Aaron Sorkin
Aide in Bar
Kymberly Newberry
Sally
Greg Poland
Mark
Leslie Bega
White House Staffer Laura
Jennifer Crystal Foley
White House Staffer Maria
Arthur Senzy
Deputy
Nick Toth
White House Aide
Jorge Noa
White House Aide
Maud Winchester
White House Aide
Jeffrey Anderson
T.V. News Anchorman
Suzanne Michaels
T.V. News Anchorwoman
Mark Thompson
Kenneth Michaels
David Drew Gallagher
New Guy
Todd Odom
Uniformed Secret Service Agent
Michael G. Alexander
Color Guard Officer
Anthony Backman
Senator from Arizona (uncredited)
Rose Barrett
Reporter #4 (uncredited)
Faith Burton
Reporter (uncredited)
Jan Citron
Lobbyist Banquet (uncredited)
Arthur Eckdahl
TV Anchor (uncredited)
Roger Ferreira
Congressman (uncredited)
Star Halm
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Betty Hankins
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Gorja Max
Political Assistant (uncredited)
Mark Norris
Reporter (uncredited)
Sherry O’Keefe
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Roger Steffens
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Helen Thomas
Helen Thomas (uncredited)
Ray Uhler
Senator (uncredited)
Michael Wajacs
White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Mark Watson
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Janet Dey
Banquet Attendee (uncredited)
Françoise Ruggieri
State Dinner Attendee (uncredited)
Crew
Rob Reiner
Director, Producer
Aaron Sorkin
Writer
Robert Leighton
Editor
Albert Farrar
Assistant Editor
Danny Miller
Assistant Editor
Karen Dimmig
Assistant Editor
John Seale
Director of Photography
Frank Capra III
First Assistant Director
Trevor Loomis
Second Assistant Director
Cherylanne Martin
Second Assistant Director
William M. Connor
Second Second Assistant Director
Debra James
Production Coordinator
Jeffrey Stott
Executive Producer
Charles Newirth
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Allegra Clegg
Production Supervisor
Barbara Maltby
Associate Producer
Lilly Kilvert
Production Design
M. Todd Henry
Camera Operator
Cal Roberts
First Assistant Camera
J. Steven Matzinger
First Assistant "B" Camera
Nicola Pecorini
Steadicam Operator
Rodney Sandoval
Camera Loader
Alan Edward Bell
Post Production Supervisor, Associate Editor
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Chuck Velasco
Costume Supervisor
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist, Hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Key Makeup Artist
Lydia Bensimmon
Makeup Artist
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Valli O'Reilly
Makeup Artist
Tom Lucas
Makeup Artist
Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Eber
Sound Mixer
George Baetz
Boom Operator
Roger Stevenson
Boom Operator
Clay Pinney
Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Alison Fisher
Dialogue Editor
Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
Louis Montejano
Set Designer
Alan S. Kaye
Set Designer
Eric W. Orbom
Set Designer
Nick Navarro
Set Designer
Jess Gonchor
Construction Foreman
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Script Supervisor
Richard Davis Jr.
Location Manager
Trish Gallaher Glenn
Property Master
J. Patrick Daily
Key Grip
Jack English
Gaffer
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
John Warnke
Art Direction
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