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Seven Days in May Cast & Crew

"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

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

John Frankenheimer

Screenplay

Rod Serling

Based on

Charles W. Bailey II , Fletcher Knebel

Producers

Edward Lewis

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

Ellsworth Fredericks

Editor

Ferris Webster

Production design

Cary Odell

Full cast

67 cast members

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

President Jordan Lyman

Eleanor Holbrook

Sen. Raymond Clark

Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Harold McPherson

Sen. Frederick Prentice

Esther Townsend

George Macready

Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson

Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

Party Guest (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury

Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

William Challee

Gen. Riley (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

Reporter (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

Reporter (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

Diner Operator (uncredited)

Colette Jackson

Bar Girl (uncredited)

Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Col. Broderick (uncredited)

Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Meredith

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Reporter (uncredited)

Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

Henry Whitney (uncredited)

Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bit Part (uncredited)

Sydney Guilaroff

Party Guest (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Guest (uncredited)

Michael Masters

Minor Role (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Crew by department

64 crew members

Directing

John Frankenheimer

Dale Hutchinson

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Robert J. Anderson

Assistant Director

Philip M. Jefferies

Assistant Art Director

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Writing

Charles W. Bailey II

Novel

Fletcher Knebel

Production

Patrick J. Palmer

Location Manager

Production Manager

John Frankenheimer

Co-Executive Producer

Co-Executive Producer

Camera

Vaughn Ashen

Gaffer

Richard Borland

Camera Operator

Assistant Camera

Paul Weddell

Assistant Camera

Sterling Smith

Still Photographer

Editing

Assistant Editor

Sound

Sound Recordist

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Art

Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

Property Master

Production Design

Construction Coordinator

William Maldonado

Construction Coordinator

Visual Effects

Darrell A. Anderson

Visual Effects

Costume & Makeup

Wesley Jeffries

Sydney Guilaroff

Angela Alexander

Wardrobe Designer

Wardrobe Designer

Other

Charles Gay

Props

Joan Joseff

Other

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Abraham Weiss

Musician

Edgar Lustgarten

Eleanor Slatkin

Manny Klein

Musician

Manuel Compinsky

Jerry Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Production Secretary

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