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Seven Days in May

Turkish title: Heyecanlı günler

“The astounding story of an astounding military plot to take over the United States! The time is 1970 or 1980 or, possibly, tomorrow!”

1964 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by John Frankenheimer
DramaThriller

Cast

Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Fredric March Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Martin Balsam

Credits

Written by: Fletcher Knebel

Plot

In an America of the near future, the president has signed a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviets, and the military leadership is furious. A staff colonel, Martin Casey, discovers that the popular chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Scott, is planning a coup within a week and must persuade the president to act. Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas star, with Fredric March as the president.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tense, talky political thriller about how easily a democracy could be undone. Rod Serling's script and the black-and-white Washington settings give it great authority.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (17,959 votes)
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