Seven Days in May (1964)

02/01/1964 (US) • 1h 58m

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!

Overview

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

Top Billed 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 "Mud" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

the white house

based on novel or book

general

kidnapping

cold war

pentagon

coup d'etat

u.s. air force

conspiracy

black and white

desert

secret service

u.s. marine

nuclear weapons

joint chiefs of staff

political thriller

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