Seven Days in May

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Seven Days in May (1964)

U 02/12/1964 (US) Drama, Thriller 1h 58m

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

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

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Burt Lancaster

Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Kirk Douglas

Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Fredric March

President Jordan Lyman
Ava Gardner

Eleanor Holbrook
Edmond O'Brien

Sen. Raymond Clark
Martin Balsam

Paul Girard
Andrew Duggan

Col. William "Mud" Henderson
Hugh Marlowe

Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell

Sen. Frederick Prentice
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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 imperiou... read the rest.

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