Seven Days in May (1964)
- Starring:
- Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Frankenheimer
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Seven Days in May
Adapted by Rod Serling from the best-selling novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Waldo Bailey II, Seven Days in May was allegedly inspired by the far-right ramblings of one General Edwin Walker. Burt Lancaster plays General James M. Scott, who, convinced that liberal President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March) is soft on America's enemies, plots a military takeover of the United States. Every effort made by President Lyman to find concrete evidence of General Scott's scheme is scuttled by political protocol, human error and accidental death. Ultimately, Lyman must rely upon the man who first uncovered the plot: Colonel "Jiggs" Casey (Kirk Douglas). John Frankenheimer's terse direction and Ellsworth Fredericks' stark black and white photography enhance the "docudrama" feel of Seven Days in May. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 118 mins
Complete Cast of Seven Days in May
- Burt Lancaster - Gen. James M. Scott
- Fredric March - President Jordan Lyman
- Edmond O'Brien - Sen. Raymond Clark
- George Macready - Christopher Todd
- Hugh Marlowe - Harold McPherson
- Richard Anderson - Col. Murdock
- Andrew Duggan - Col. "Mutt" Henderson
- Malcolm Atterbury - White House Physician
- John Houseman - Adm. Barnswell
- Victor Buono - Bit
- Kirk Douglas - Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
- Ava Gardner - Eleanor Holbrook
- Martin Balsam - Paul Girard
- Whit Bissell - Sen. Prentice
- Bart Burns - Arthur Corwin
- Jack Mullaney - Lieutenant Hough
- John Larkin - Col. Broderick
- Helen Kleeb - Esther Townsend
- Colette Jackson - Bar Girl
- Director(s):
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer(s):
- Rod Serling
- Producer(s):
- Edward Lewis, Kirk Douglas
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
- 1964 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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