Fresh
A strikingly dramatic, realistic and provocatively topical film.
Variety Staff, Variety
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!
1964 · 1h 58m · Approved
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
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Seven Days in May
Overview
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Director and cast
- John Frankenheimer Director
- Burt Lancaster as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
- Kirk Douglas as Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey
- Fredric March as President Jordan Lyman
- Ava Gardner as Eleanor Holbrook
- Edmond O'Brien as Sen. Raymond Clark
- Martin Balsam as Paul Girard
- Andrew Duggan as Col. William 'Mutt' Henderson
- Hugh Marlowe Cast
- Whit Bissell Cast
- Helen Kleeb Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
John Frankenheimer directed, too much in love with technique, though he ably taps the neuroticism of Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Fredric March.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Highly enjoyable.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
As dismal as is the complication that they and this picture present, the acknowledgment of its possibility and the discovery of how it might be resolved, with wisdom and fundamental courage, make this a brave and forceful film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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