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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!"

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

Top Cast

  • Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Gen. James Mattoon Scott

  • 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

  • Whit Bissell

    Whit Bissell

    Sen. Frederick Prentice

Overview

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

Rating

7.3 / 10
227 Reviews
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    8 Dec 2, 2024

    This is an enthralling political drama that pitches Fredric March ("Pres. Lyman") against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Burt Lancaster ("Gen. Scott") in a battle for control of the United States. When an aide to the General - "Jiggs Casey" (Kirk Douglas) notices some odd goings on, he begins to suspect that his boss is plotting - and plotting on a treasonous scale. When he brings this to the attention of the President, a race is on between the elected authorities and their military commanders to stop the scheming general from achieving his goal. Lancaster is superb as the imperious 4-star general, as are Douglas and March. The star, for me at any rate, though, is Edmond O'Brien as the regularly sozzled Senator "Clark", who is despatched to investigate the existence of a secret base - and potentially thwart the entire rogue operation. The pace is excellent, the dialogue thoughtful and penetrating leaving us with a worrying degree of paranoia - might this actually be possible?

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