Seven Days in May (1964)
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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.
- Released: 1964-02-01
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 58m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 236 votes
Directed by John Frankenheimer.
Top 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 "Mutt" Henderson
- Hugh Marlowe as Harold McPherson
- Whit Bissell as Sen. Frederick Prentice
- Helen Kleeb as Esther Townsend
Where to watch Seven Days in May
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- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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