Seven Days in May
1964 · Movie · 118 min · ★ 7.3 · 83% critics
As Cold War tensions rise, a decorated Marine officer begins to suspect that powerful military leaders are preparing to remove the sitting president over a controversial peace deal. With only days to act, he quietly warns the White House, triggering a tense scramble for proof before the country is pushed toward a constitutional crisis.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-02-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (227 votes)
- Budget
- $2,200,000
About
If you enjoy talky, high-stakes political thrillers about power and loyalty, this should land, especially if you liked All the President's Men; Not for you if you want nonstop action or simple heroes and villains.
Pros: gripping political premise; strong ensemble performances; tense ticking-clock stakes | Cons: saggy middle stretch; some implausible investigation beats; unnecessary romantic subplot
Themes
- the white house
- based on novel or book
- general
- kidnapping
- cold war
- pentagon
- coup d'etat
- u.s. air force
- conspiracy
- black and white
- desert
- secret service
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1965 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
as Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell
as Sen. Frederick Prentice
Helen Kleeb
as Esther Townsend
Directed by John Frankenheimer