Seven Days in May
1964 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
At the height of the cold war, a weakened President and a popular four-star general face off in a battle for control of the US government. President Jordan Lyman has successfully negotiated an arms reduction treaty with the Soviet Union, but his measure is unpopular and does not sit well with General James Mattoon Scott, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has been quite vocal in his opposition. Marine Corps Col. Jiggs Casey, who works for Scott, begins to suspect that senior military officers are plotting a coup to overthrow the government.
Direction John Frankenheimer
Cast Kirk Douglas · Ava Gardner · Burt Lancaster · Fredric March · Edmond O'Brien · Martin Balsam · George Macready · John Houseman · Hugh Marlowe
Soundtrack Jerry Goldsmith
Screenplay Rod Serling · Fletcher Knebel · Charles Waldo Bailey II
Cinematography Ellsworth Fredericks
Original title Seven Days in May
7.5
3K votes (FilmAffinity)
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