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Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May
★ 7.4/10•1964•1h 58m•14•Drama•Thriller

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

John Frankenheimer · Director

Rod Serling · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 58m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 1, 1964

Actors

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 "Mutt" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb

Helen Kleeb

Esther Townsend

George Macready

George Macready

Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson

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

Malcolm Atterbury

Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

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