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Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

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

19647.31h 58m

Overview

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

Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by Charles W. Bailey II, Rod Serling, Fletcher Knebel
Produced by Edward Lewis
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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Fredric March

Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Paul Girard

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mud" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb

Helen Kleeb

Esther Townsend

Themes & Keywords

the white housebased on novel or bookgeneralkidnappingcold warpentagoncoup d'etatu.s. air forceconspiracyblack and whitedesertsecret serviceu.s. marinenuclear weaponsjoint chiefs of staffpolitical thriller

About Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May is a drama, thriller film released in 1964 exploring themes of the white house, based on novel or book, general, kidnapping, cold war, pentagon. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March. A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

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