Movie Cosmos - Seven Days in May

Description:

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Top Cast >

Burt Lancaster

As Gen. James Mattoon 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

Andrew Duggan

As Col. William "Mud" Henderson

Hugh Marlowe

As Harold McPherson

Whit Bissell

As Sen. Frederick Prentice

Helen Kleeb

As Esther Townsend

George Macready

As Christopher Todd

Richard Anderson

As Col. Murdock

Bart Burns

As Secret Service White House Chief Art Corwin

John Alban

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Monya Andre

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Malcolm Atterbury

As Horace the White House Physician (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

As Reporter (uncredited)

Sam Bagley

As Reporter (uncredited)

Al Bain

As Reporter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

As Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

John Barton

As Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Berle

As Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

As Gen. Diefenbach (uncredited)

William Challee

As Gen. Riley (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

As Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

As Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Denny

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Mimi Dillard

As Mother at Dulles Airport (uncredited)

Alphonso DuBois

As Reporter (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

As Waiter (uncredited)

Wesley Gale

As Reporter (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

As Reporter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

As Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

John Houseman

As Vice Adm. Farley C. Barnswell (uncredited)

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.

As Capt. Ortega (uncredited)

Clegg Hoyt

As Diner Operator (uncredited)

Colette Jackson

As Bar Girl (uncredited)

Jim Jacobs

As Helicopter Commando (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

As Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Paul King

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Joseph La Cava

As Party Guest (uncredited)

John Larkin

As Col. Broderick (uncredited)

Kent McCord

As Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Tyler McVey

As Gen. Hardesty (uncredited)

William Meader

As Reporter (uncredited)

Tina Menard

As Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Meredith

As Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

As Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Mullaney

As Lt. Dorsey Grayson (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

As Reporter (uncredited)

José Portugal

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Paul Ravel

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Ron Rich

As Reporter (uncredited)

Owen Song

As Reporter (uncredited)

Norman Stevans

As Senate Commitee Member (uncredited)

Charles Watts

As Stewart Dillard (uncredited)

Fredd Wayne

As Henry Whitney (uncredited)

Ferris Webster

As Gen. Bernard "Barney" Rutkowski (uncredited)

Top Crew >

John Frankenheimer

Director, Co-Executive Producer

Charles W. Bailey II

Novel

Ferris Webster

Editor

Rod Serling

Screenplay

Cary Odell

Production Design

Fletcher Knebel

Novel

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Edward Lewis

Producer

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Kirk Douglas

Co-Executive Producer

Hal W. Polaire

Production Manager, Assistant Director

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Edward G. Boyle

Set Decoration

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Patrick J. Palmer

Location Manager

Frank Agnone

Property Master

Richard Borland

Key Grip

Wesley Jeffries

Costumer

John Franco

Script Supervisor

John Mehl

Camera Operator

Bill Brame

Assistant Editor

Joe Edmondson

Sound Mixer

Bill Catching

Stunts

Robert J. Anderson

Assistant Director

Maggie Smith

Production Secretary

Sid Mintz

Wardrobe Designer

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (8/10)

This is an enthralling political drama that pitches Fredric March ("Pres. Lyman") against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Burt Lancaster ("Gen. Scott") in a battle for control of the United States. When an aide to the General - "Jiggs Casey" (Kirk Douglas) notices some odd goings on, he begins to suspect that his boss is plotting - and plotting on a treasonous scale. When he brings this to the attention of the President, a race is on between the elected authorities and their military commanders to stop the scheming general from achieving his goal. Lancaster is superb as the imperious 4-star general, as are Douglas and March. The star, for me at any rate, though, is Edmond O'Brien as the regularly sozzled Senator "Clark", who is despatched to investigate the existence of a secret base - and potentially thwart the entire rogue operation. The pace is excellent, the dialogue thoughtful and penetrating leaving us with a worrying degree of paranoia - might this actually be possible?

2024-12-02