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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!

  • Movie
  • 1964
  • 1h 58m

Directed by John Frankenheimer

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 240 votes

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

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Cast and crew

  • Burt Lancaster

    Burt LancasterGen. James Mattoon Scott

  • Kirk Douglas

    Kirk DouglasCol. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

  • Fredric March

    Fredric MarchPresident Jordan Lyman

  • Ava Gardner

    Ava GardnerEleanor Holbrook

  • Edmond O'Brien

    Edmond O'BrienSen. Raymond Clark

  • Martin Balsam

    Martin BalsamPaul Girard

  • Andrew Duggan

    Andrew DugganCol. William "Mutt" Henderson

  • Hugh Marlowe

    Hugh MarloweHarold McPherson

  • Whit Bissell

    Whit BissellSen. Frederick Prentice

  • Helen Kleeb

    Helen KleebEsther Townsend

  • George Macready

    George MacreadyChristopher Todd

  • Richard Anderson

    Richard AndersonCol. Murdock

  • Bart BurnsSecret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

  • John AlbanParty Guest (uncredited)

  • Monya AndreParty Guest (uncredited)

  • Malcolm Atterbury

    Malcolm AtterburyHorace the White House Physician (uncredited)

  • Walter BaconReporter (uncredited)

  • Al Bain

    Al BainReporter (uncredited)

Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II and Rod Serling
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Ellsworth Fredericks