Seven Days in May (1964) movie poster

Seven Days in May (1964)

The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!

118 minDramaThriller

TMDb7.4/10229 votes

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

Country: United States

Director: John Frankenheimer

Cast

Burt Lancaster as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Kirk Douglas as Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey

Fredric March as President Jordan Lyman

Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman

Ava Gardner as Eleanor Holbrook

Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook

Edmond O'Brien as Sen. Raymond Clark

Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark

Martin Balsam as Paul Girard

Martin Balsam

Paul Girard

Andrew Duggan as Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mutt" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe as Harold McPherson

Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb as Esther Townsend

Helen Kleeb

Esther Townsend

George Macready as Christopher Todd

George Macready

Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson as Col. Murdock

Richard Anderson

Col. Murdock

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Bart Burns

Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

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John Alban

Party Guest (uncredited)

Keywords

Plot:the white housebased on novel or bookgeneralkidnappingpentagoncoup d'etatu.s. air forceconspiracyblack and whitesecret serviceu.s. marinenuclear weaponsjoint chiefs of staffpolitical thriller

Time:cold war

Place:desert