Seven Days in May
“The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!”
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
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Cast
67 people
Burt Lancaster
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Kirk Douglas
Col. Martin "Jiggs" Casey
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Fredric March
President Jordan Lyman
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Ava Gardner
Eleanor Holbrook
Known for
Earthquake
The Killers
Edmond O'Brien
Sen. Raymond Clark
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Martin Balsam
Paul Girard
Known for
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Andrew Duggan
Col. William "Mutt" Henderson
Known for
A Return to Salem's Lot
It's Alive
Hugh Marlowe
Harold McPherson
Known for
All About Eve
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Whit Bissell
Sen. Frederick Prentice
Known for
The Time Tunnel
The Time Machine
Helen Kleeb
Esther Townsend
Known for
The Waltons
Magnificent Obsession
George Macready
Christopher Todd
Known for
Paths of Glory
Gilda
Richard Anderson
Col. Murdock
Known for
The Six Million Dollar Man
Paths of Glory
John Frankenheimer Director · Rod Serling Screenplay Fletcher Knebel Author
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $2.2M · United States release February 12, 1964
Box office
Budget
$2,200,000
Worldwide gross
$3,650,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Joel Productions
Production
Seven Arts Productions
Production
Cayuga Productions
Production
John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.
Production
Polyphony Digital
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 1, 1964
Theatrical
United States · February 12, 1964
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical · Proibido - IMDB
January 1, 2000 · Physical · IMDB
France
November 8, 2026 · TV · France 3
Germany
March 20, 1964 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 25, 1964 · Theatrical
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