Seven Days in May
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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!

7.3 / 10 1964 1h 58mNR English
DramaThriller

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Lead
Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Fredric March

Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Paul Girard

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Frankenheimer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Seven Days in May is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker