Feature-length audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer Interactive menus Theatrical trailer Scene access Subtitles: English & Français Region: 1 Audio: 5.1/1
Rating: NR Genre: Thriller Release Date: 05/16/2000 SubTitles: English/French Dubbed: English Sound: 5.1/1 Run Time: 118 Minutes Flags: Questionable for Children Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Adapted by Rod Serling from the best-selling novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Waldo Bailey II, Seven Days in May was allegedly inspired by the far-right ramblings of one General Edwin Walker. Burt Lancaster plays General James M. Scott, who, convinced that liberal President Jordan Lyman (Fredric March) 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. Ultimately, Lyman must rely upon the man who first uncovered the plot: Colonel "Jiggs" Casey (Kirk Douglas). John Frankenheimer's terse direction and Ellsworth Fredericks' stark black and white photography enhance the "docudrama" feel of Seven Days in May.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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from Fort Lauderdale, Florida An Intriguing Political Drama.
The directing talents of John Frankenheimer combined with the writing skills of The Twilight Zone creator, Rod Serling brings Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II's intriguing novel come to life. Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas make their first movie together in this political drama about a possible military coup to seize control of the U.S. government. Also starring Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam, Andrew Duggan, Whit Bissell, Hugh Marlowe, Richard Anderson, and John Houseman.
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