Seven Days in May  (1964)

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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, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

118 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

John Frankenheimer

Writer(s):

Rod Serling

Producer(s):

Kirk Douglas, Edward Lewis

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• 1964 - Seven Days in May - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture