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DramaThriller

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!

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

Release Date : 1964-02-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesJoel ProductionsSeven Arts ProductionsCayuga ProductionsJohn Frankenheimer Productions Inc.Polyphony Digital

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Character Name : Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Original Name : Burt Lancaster

Gender : Male

Kirk Douglas

Character Name : Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Original Name : Kirk Douglas

Gender : Male

Fredric March

Character Name : President Jordan Lyman

Original Name : Fredric March

Gender : Male

Ava Gardner

Character Name : Eleanor Holbrook

Original Name : Ava Gardner

Gender : Female

Edmond O'Brien

Character Name : Sen. Raymond Clark

Original Name : Edmond O'Brien

Gender : Male

Martin Balsam

Character Name : Paul Girard

Original Name : Martin Balsam

Gender : Male

Andrew Duggan

Character Name : Col. William "Mud" Henderson

Original Name : Andrew Duggan

Gender : Male

Hugh Marlowe

Character Name : Harold McPherson

Original Name : Hugh Marlowe

Gender : Male

Whit Bissell

Character Name : Sen. Frederick Prentice

Original Name : Whit Bissell

Gender : Male

Helen Kleeb

Character Name : Esther Townsend

Original Name : Helen Kleeb

Gender : Female

George Macready

Character Name : Christopher Todd

Original Name : George Macready

Gender : Male

Richard Anderson

Character Name : Col. Murdock

Original Name : Richard Anderson

Gender : Male

Bart Burns

Character Name : Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

Original Name : Bart Burns

Gender : Male

John Alban

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Alban

Gender : Male

Monya Andre

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Monya Andre

Gender : Male

Malcolm Atterbury

Character Name : Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

Original Name : Malcolm Atterbury

Gender : Male

Walter Bacon

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Bacon

Gender : Male

Sam Bagley

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Bagley

Gender : Male

Al Bain

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bain

Gender : Male

Bill Baldwin

Character Name : Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Baldwin

Gender : Male

John Barton

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Barton

Gender : Male

Jack Berle

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Berle

Gender : Male

Robert Brubaker

Character Name : Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Brubaker

Gender : Male

William Challee

Character Name : Gen. Riley (uncredited)

Original Name : William Challee

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Charles Cirillo

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Cirillo

Gender : Male

Harry Denny

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Denny

Gender : Male

Mimi Dillard

Character Name : Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Mimi Dillard

Gender : Female

Alphonso DuBois

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonso DuBois

Gender : Male

Fred Fisher

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Fisher

Gender : Male

Wesley Gale

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Wesley Gale

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

John Houseman

Character Name : Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Original Name : John Houseman

Gender : Male

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Character Name : Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Gender : Male

Clegg Hoyt

Character Name : Diner Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Clegg Hoyt

Gender : Male

Colette Jackson

Character Name : Bar Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Colette Jackson

Gender : Female

Jim Jacobs

Character Name : Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Jacobs

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Paul King

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul King

Gender : Male

Joseph La Cava

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph La Cava

Gender : Male

John Larkin

Character Name : Col. Broderick (uncredited)

Original Name : John Larkin

Gender : Male

Kent McCord

Character Name : Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Kent McCord

Gender : Male

Tyler McVey

Character Name : Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

Original Name : Tyler McVey

Gender : Male

William Meader

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : William Meader

Gender : Male

Tina Menard

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Tina Menard

Gender : Female

Charles Meredith

Character Name : Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Meredith

Gender : Male

Ernesto Molinari

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernesto Molinari

Gender : Male

Jack Mullaney

Character Name : Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mullaney

Gender : Male

Joe Ploski

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Ploski

Gender : Male

José Portugal

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : José Portugal

Gender : Male

Fred Rapport

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Rapport

Gender : Male

Paul Ravel

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Ravel

Gender : Male

Ron Rich

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Rich

Gender : Male

Owen Song

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Owen Song

Gender : Male

Norman Stevans

Character Name : Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Stevans

Gender : Male

Charles Watts

Character Name : Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Watts

Gender : Male

Fredd Wayne

Character Name : Henry Whitney (uncredited)

Original Name : Fredd Wayne

Gender : Male

Ferris Webster

Character Name : Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)

Original Name : Ferris Webster

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-02

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 this to the attention of the President, a race is on between the elected authorities and their military commanders to stop the scheming general from achieving his goal. Lancaster is superb as the imperious 4-star general, as are Douglas and March. The star, for me at any rate, though, is Edmond O'Brien as the regularly sozzled Senator "Clark", who is despatched to investigate the existence of a secret base - and potentially thwart the entire rogue operation. The pace is excellent, the dialogue thoughtful and penetrating leaving us with a worrying degree of paranoia - might this actually be possible?