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.
Drama
Thriller
7.3
220 reviewsRuntime: 118 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1964-02-01
Director(s): John Frankenheimer
Production: Joel Productions, Seven Arts Productions, Cayuga Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0058576
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CinemaSerf★ 8/1012/2/2024
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?