
Seven Days in May (1964)
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- Approved
- 1h 58min
- Drama, Thriller
- 13 Feb 1964 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Burt Lancaster | ... |
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
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Kirk Douglas | ... |
Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey
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Fredric March | ... |
President Jordan Lyman
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Ava Gardner | ... |
Eleanor Holbrook
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Edmond O'Brien | ... |
Sen. Raymond Clark
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Martin Balsam | ... |
Paul Girard
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Andrew Duggan | ... |
Col. William 'Mutt' Henderson
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Hugh Marlowe | ... |
Harold McPherson
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Whit Bissell | ... |
Sen. Frederick Prentice
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Helen Kleeb | ... |
Esther Townsend
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George Macready | ... |
Christopher Todd
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Richard Anderson | ... |
Col. Murdock
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Bart Burns | ... |
Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Alban | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Monya Andre | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Malcolm Atterbury | ... |
Horace - White House Physician (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Al Bain | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Bill Baldwin | ... |
Airline Announcer / Presidential News Conference Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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John Barton | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Berle | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Frederick Brown | ... |
Guard at Office of Joint Cheif of Staff (uncredited)
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Robert Brubaker | ... |
Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)
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William Challee | ... |
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Cirillo | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Thom Conroy | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joseph Crehan | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Harry Denny | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Mimi Dillard | ... |
Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)
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Alphonso DuBois | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Fred Fisher | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Wesley Gale | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Kevin Gregor | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Sydney Guilaroff | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tom Harris | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Douglas Henderson | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Stuart Holmes | ... |
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
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John Houseman | ... |
Vice-Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)
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Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | ... |
Capt. Ortega (uncredited)
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Clegg Hoyt | ... |
Diner Operator (uncredited)
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Colette Jackson | ... |
Bar Girl (uncredited)
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Jim Jacobs | ... |
Helicopter Commando (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
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Paul King | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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John Larkin | ... |
Col. Broderick (uncredited)
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Leota Lorraine | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Michael Masters | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kent McCord | ... |
Presidential Aide (uncredited)
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Tyler McVey | ... |
Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tina Menard | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles Meredith | ... |
Senate Committee Member (uncredited)
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Ernesto Molinari | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Mullaney | ... |
Lt. (j.g.) Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)
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Joyce Nizzari | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jose Portugal | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Bill Raisch | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Fred Rapport | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Paul Ravel | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ron Rich | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Irvin Richardson | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Owen Song | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)
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Joe Walls | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Charles Watts | ... |
Stewart Dillard (uncredited)
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Fredd Wayne | ... |
Henry Whitney (uncredited)
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Ferris Webster | ... |
Gen. Bernard 'Barney' Rutkowski (uncredited)
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Mike West | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Frankenheimer |
Written by
Fletcher Knebel | ... | (novel) & |
Charles W. Bailey II | ... | (novel) |
Rod Serling | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Kirk Douglas | ... | co-executive producer (uncredited) |
John Frankenheimer | ... | co-executive producer (uncredited) |
Edward Lewis | ... | producer |
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography by
Ellsworth Fredericks | ... | director of photography (as Ellsworth Fredricks) |
Editing by
Ferris Webster |
Editorial Department
Bill Brame | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Cary Odell |
Set Decoration by
Edward G. Boyle | ... | (as Edward Boyle) |
Makeup Department
Dave Grayson | ... | makeup artist (as David Grayson) |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist: Miss Gardner |
Production Management
Hal W. Polaire | ... | production manager (as Hal Polaire) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal W. Polaire | ... | assistant director (as Hal Polaire) |
Robert J. Anderson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Dale Hutchinson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Frank Agnone | ... | property master |
Ross C. Burke | ... | prop (uncredited) |
Charles Gay | ... | prop (uncredited) |
Philip M. Jefferies | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
William Maldonado | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Joe Edmondson | ... | sound mixer |
R.D. Cook | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
W.C. Smith | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Darrell A. Anderson | ... | opticals (uncredited) |
Stunts
Bill Catching | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Borland | ... | key grip |
John Mehl | ... | camera operator |
Vaughn Ashen | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Kyme Meade | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Sterling Smith | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Paul Weddell | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wesley Jeffries | ... | costumer (as Wes Jefferies) |
Angela Alexander | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Sid Mintz | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
Patrick J. Palmer | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor |
David Amram | ... | composer: unused music (uncredited) / musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Dale Anderson | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Gene Cipriano | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
Manuel Compinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Ingolf Dahl | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
James Decker | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Frank Flynn | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Benny Gill | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Wally Heglin | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Paul Horn | ... | musician: woodwinds (uncredited) |
Maxine Johnson | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Carmell Jones | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Manny Klein | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Harold Land | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Shelly Manne | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Jack Nimitez | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Emil Richards | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Gerald Vinci | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
John Franco | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Thom Conroy | ... | dialogue coach (as Tom Conroy) |
Maggie Smith | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Release)
- Paramount British Pictures (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount (1964) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Italy (1964) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1964) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmex (1965) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1966) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- CBS (1969) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2002) (United States) (tv)
- Sogemedia (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- FNAC (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Impulso Records (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Artaire Films (2020) (Spain)
- Warner Bros. (2020) (United States)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Television (United States) (tv) (cable television)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An unpopular U.S. President manages to get a nuclear disarmament treaty through the Senate, but finds that the nation is turning against him. Jiggs Casey, a Marine Colonel, finds evidence that General Scott, the wildly popular head of the Joint Chiefs and certain Presidential Candidate in 2 years is not planning to wait. Casey goes to the president with the information and a web of intrigue begins with each side unsure of who can be trusted.
Written by John Vogel |
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Taglines | From the shattering best-seller - An eternity of suspense! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,200,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $289,796 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The story is set in the "not too distant" future. While viewing slides of pictures taken at the last naval inspection, the date 1970 can be seen. Although likely overlooked by modern audiences, the movie has many futuristic items that would have seemed state of the art at the time of release. The wall projecting slide viewer, the television based teleconference equipment, even the digital time/date display at the Pentagon were all touches meant at the time of release to reflect a high tech environment of the near future. See more » |
Goofs | General Scott is wearing his Medal of Honor (MOH) ribbon over the right pocket of his uniform coat. The MOH ribbon is never worn in that location. It is supposed to be worn along with the recipient's other ribbons above the left pocket (in the topmost position). He is also wearing the MOH ribbon upside-down. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more » |
Quotes |
General James Mattoon Scott:
And if you want to talk about your oath of office, I'm here to tell you face to face, President Lyman, that you violated that oath when you stripped this country of its muscles - when you deliberately played upon the fear and fatigue of the people and told them they could remove that fear by the stroke of a pen. And then when this nation rejected you, lost faith in you, and began militantly to oppose you, you violated that oath by not resigning from office and turning the country over to someone who could represent the people of the United States. President Jordan Lyman: And that would be General James Mattoon Scott, would it? I don't know whether to laugh at that kind of megalomania, or simply cry. General James Mattoon Scott: James Mattoon Scott, as you put it, hasn't the slightest interest in his own glorification. But he does have an abiding interest in the survival of this country. President Jordan Lyman: Then, by God, run for office. You have such a fervent, passionate, evangelical faith in this country - why in the name of God don't you have any faith in the system of government you're so hell-bent to protect? See more » |