Seven Days in May
Approved“The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!”
1964·118 min·Released
Studio: Cayuga Productions, Joel Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital, Seven Arts Productions
7.3TMDb
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Theatrical Feb 1, 1964
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USA · English · USA
Overview
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
WriterRod Serling
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
George Macready
Christopher Todd
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
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Keywords
the white housebased on novel or bookgeneralkidnappingcold warpentagoncoup d'etatu.s. air forceconspiracyblack and whitedesertsecret serviceu.s. marinenuclear weaponsjoint chiefs of staffpolitical thriller
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