Seven Days in May

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In this film, General James M. Scott, convinced that liberal President Jordan Lyman is soft on America's enemies, plots a military takeover of the United States. Every effort made by President Lyman to find concrete evidence of General Scott's scheme is scuttled by political protocol, human error, and accidental death.

Cast

Burt Lancaster
as Gen. James M. 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
George Macready
as Christopher Todd
Whit Bissell
as Sen. Prentice
Andrew Duggan
as Col. 'Mutt' Henderson
John Houseman
as Adm. Barnswell
Hugh Marlowe
as Harold McPherson
Bart Burns
as Arthur Corwin
Richard Anderson
as Col. Murdock
Jack Mullaney
as Lt. Hough
John Larkin
as Col. Broderick
Malcolm Atterbury
as White House Physician
Helen Kleeb
as Esther Townsend
Colette Jackson
as Bar Girl
Fredd Wayne
as Henry Whitney
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
as Capt. Ortega
Clegg Hoyt
Victor Buono
as Bit
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