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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!

1964 · 1h 58m

Directed by John Frankenheimer

7.4

TMDB audience score
239 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

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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)