Seven Days in May (1964) Reviews & Ratings

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Seven Days in May reviews

Seven Days in May holds a 7.4/10 average from 236 TMDB ratings.

This is an enthralling political drama that pitches Fredric March ("Pres. Lyman") against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Burt Lancaster ("Gen. Scott") in a battle for control of the United States. When an aide to the General - "Jiggs Casey" (Kirk Douglas) notices some odd goings on, he begins to suspect that his boss is plotting - and plotting on a treasonous scale. When he brings this to the attention…
— CinemaSerf (8/10)

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

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