Seven Days in May

1964 118 min ★ 7.3 Drama, Thriller

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

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Cast

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman

Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook

Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark

Martin Balsam

Paul Girard

Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb

Esther Townsend

Details

Director

John Frankenheimer

Screenplay

Rod Serling

Tagline

"The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Joel Productions, Seven Arts Productions, Cayuga Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

December 2, 2024

★ 8/10

This is an enthralling political drama that pitches Fredric March ("Pres. Lyman") against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Burt Lancaster ("Gen. Scott") in a battle for control of the United States. When an aide to the General - "Jiggs Casey" (Kirk Douglas) notices some odd goings on, he begins to suspect that his boss is plotting - and plotting on a treasonous scale. When he brings thi...