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Seven Days in May poster

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!"

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1964 · 1h 58m
Drama, Thriller
Starring Burt Lancaster · Kirk Douglas · Fredric March
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A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Theatrical
Feb 12, 1964
DVD / Blu-ray
May 16, 2000
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Rod Serling
Producers
Edward Lewis, John Frankenheimer, Kirk Douglas
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Studio
Joel Productions, Seven Arts Productions, Cayuga Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital
Keywords
based on novel or book the white house general kidnapping cold war pentagon u.s. air force coup d'etat conspiracy black and white desert secret service u.s. marine nuclear weapons joint chiefs of staff political thriller
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Cast

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B
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
K
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
F
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
A
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
E
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
M
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
A
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
H
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
W
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
H
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
G
George Macready
Christopher Todd
R
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
B
Bart Burns
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
J
John Alban
Party Guest (uncredited)
M
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
M
Malcolm Atterbury
Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)
W
Walter Bacon
Reporter (uncredited)
A
Al Bain
Reporter (uncredited)
B
Bill Baldwin
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
J
John Barton
Reporter (uncredited)
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Military Coup Threat to U.S. Government
Taglines I'm suggesting Mr President, there's a military plot to take over the Government of these United States, next Sunday...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Call for Strength and Patience
President Jordan Lyman There's been abroad in this land in recent months a whisper that we have somehow lost our greatness, that we do not have the strength to win without war the struggles for liberty throughout the world. This is slander, because our country is strong, strong enough to be a peacemaker. It is proud, proud enough to be patient. The whisperers and the detractors, the violent men are wrong. We will remain strong and proud, peaceful and patient, and we will see a day when on this earth all men will walk out of the long tunnels of tyranny into the bright sunshine of freedom.
[to reporters at a televised press conference]
Announcer Ladies and gentlemen, that was the President of the United States.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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