Seven Days in May Movie Review 1964

Topical but still gripping Cold War nuclear-peril thriller. After President Jordan Lyman (March) signs a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviets, General James M. Scott (Lancaster), the leader of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, plans a military takeover because he considers the president's pacifism traitorous. Lyman learns of the potential coup and works to expose the plot before it's too late. Highly suspenseful, with a breathtaking climax. Based on a novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Waldo Bailey II.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

It's a Conspiracy, Man!, Survival, Sanity Check, Assassination, Meltdown, Screen Teams: Lancaster & Douglas

Screenplay

Rod Serling

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Edmond O'Brien, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Martin Balsam, George Macready, Whit Bissell, Hugh Marlowe, Richard Anderson, Andrew Duggan, John Houseman

Cinematography

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director

John Frankenheimer

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Seven Arts Pictures

Awards

Golden Globes 1965: Support. Actor (O'Brien).