Has Hollywood abandoned the political movie?
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Jimmy Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" … Frank Sinatra in "The Manchurian Candidate" … Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in "All the President's Men." Big political movies with big stars have long been part of the Hollywood playbook.
Playing the chief of staff to President Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen got his first taste of a fictional White House in 1995 in "The American President." Four years later, Sheen became the small screen's most famous commander-in-chief, as President Jed Bartlett on "The West Wing." He described the role as one of the best moments of his life, "as an actor, as an American."
"The West Wing" premiered 25 years ago this month. But getting it on the air in today's contentious political climate would be tricky. "Today, with where we are in our, you know, divided politics, sure, it would be very difficult," Sheen said. "You have to tell the truth. And nowadays there's all these questions about, 'Whose truth?'"
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This story previously aired on June 15, 2024.It was updated on April 12, 2025.
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