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Seven Days in May (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1964 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Frankenheimer

Written By:
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey II

Actors:
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 'Mutt' Henderson
Hugh Marlowe ..... Harold McPherson
Whit Bissell ..... Sen. Frederick Prentice
Helen Kleeb ..... Esther Townsend
George Macready ..... Christopher Todd
Richard Anderson ..... Col. Murdock
Bart Burns ..... Secret Service Director Art Corwin

Synopsis:

Adapted by Rod Serling from the best-selling novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Waldo Bailey II, Seven Days in May was allegedly inspired by the far-right ramblings of one General Edwin Walker. Burt Lancaster plays General James M. Scott, who, convinced that liberal President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March) is soft on America's enemies, plots a military takeover of the United States. Every effort made by President Lyman to find concrete evidence of General Scott's scheme is scuttled by political protocol, human error and accidental death. Ultimately, Lyman must rely upon the man who first uncovered the plot: Colonel 'Jiggs' Casey (Kirk Douglas). John Frankenheimer's terse direction and Ellsworth Fredericks' stark black and white photography enhance the 'docudrama' feel of Seven Days in May.

At the height of the cold war, a weakened President and a popular four-star general face off in a battle for control of the US government. President Jordan Lyman has successfully negotiated an arms reduction treaty with the Soviet Union, but his measure is unpopular and does not sit well with General James Mattoon Scott, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who has been quite vocal in his opposition. Marine Corps Col. Jiggs Casey, who works for Scott, comes to the conclusion that senior military officers are plotting a coup to overthrow the government. Working with a small circle of reliable and loyal officials, President Lyman tries to get the evidence of Scott's treachery and stop him.

An unpopular U.S. President manages to get a nuclear disarmament treaty through the Senate, but finds that the nation is turning against him. Jiggs Casey, a Marine Colonel, finds evidence that General Scott, the wildly popular head of the Joint Chiefs and certain Presidential Candidate in 2 years is not planning to wait. Casey goes to the president with the information and a web of intrigue begins with each side unsure of who can be trusted.

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