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.

Director: John Frankenheimer

Cast

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