Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

118 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 1, 1964

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

Seven Days in May

118 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 1, 1964

Seven Days in May
A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Paramount, Seven Arts Productions, Joel Productions
Original title Seven Days in May
Directors John Frankenheimer
Writers Charles W. Bailey II, Fletcher Knebel, Rod Serling

Cast

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 "Mud" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

as Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

as Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb

as Esther Townsend

George Macready

as Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson

as Col. Murdock

Bart Burns

as Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

John Alban

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Monya Andre

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury

as Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

as Reporter (uncredited)

Sam Bagley

as Reporter (uncredited)

Al Bain

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

John Barton

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Berle

as Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

as Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

William Challee

as Gen. Riley (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

as Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

as Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Denny

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mimi Dillard

as Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

as Reporter (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

as Waiter (uncredited)

Wesley Gale

as Reporter (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Reporter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

John Houseman

as Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

as Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt

as Diner Operator (uncredited)

Colette Jackson

as Bar Girl (uncredited)

Jim Jacobs

as Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Paul King

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

as Party Guest (uncredited)

John Larkin

as Col. Broderick (uncredited)

Kent McCord

as Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Tyler McVey

as Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

William Meader

as Reporter (uncredited)

Tina Menard

as Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Meredith

as Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Mullaney

as Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jose Portugal

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Ravel

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Rich

as Reporter (uncredited)

Owen Song

as Reporter (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

as Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

Charles Watts

as Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

Fredd Wayne

as Henry Whitney (uncredited)

Ferris Webster

as Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)