Seven Days in May (1964)
"The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!"

Title: Seven Days in May
Original Title: Seven Days in May
Release Date: 1964-02-01
Status: Released
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 199 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Joel Productions, Seven Arts Productions, Cayuga Productions, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Polyphony Digital
A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Cast

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

Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend